The National Assembly is poised to advance legislation on the application of artificial intelligence for diagnosis and surveillance.
WHO has urged African countries to take urgent and sustained measures to confront the growing diabetes crisis threatening millions of lives across the continent.
Ms Msjekodunmi stressed the role of veterinary services as essential components of national and regional disease control plans.
He noted that climate inaction was already killing people in all countries.
He said, “Nigerians consume far more salt than the WHO’s recommended daily limit of five grams, with most of the excess salt hidden in processed foods.”
Israel controls access to the Gaza Strip and has to authorise aid deliveries to the sealed-off territory.
The MR vaccines are designed to curb measles and rubella, both viral diseases that can cause severe complications and even death in children and adults.
WHO has, for the first time since the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip two weeks ago, evacuated severely ill and injured children to safety for urgent treatment.
He called on religious bodies and residents to make their children available for immunisation.
According to WHO data, 7.7 million people worldwide died from bacterial infections in 2021, with 1.1 million of these deaths directly attributable to antibiotic resistance.
