UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam.
UNODC says trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans, including Nigerians, every year.
A new study by The Lancet shows that planting more trees could reduce summer heat wave-related deaths in urban areas by a third.
Mr Mohammed explained that the suspects produced and sold the products to unsuspecting schoolchildren in Suleja.
Ms Cole-Adeife stressed that poor aftercare of the tattooed eyebrows often results in infections.
The UN chief said the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on developed and developing countries.
“There is little doubt that this virus will remain a permanently established pathogen in humans and animals for the foreseeable future.”
The government promised to complete the special clinic for neglected tropical diseases by June 2023.
Also, among five health workers confirmed infected in the line of duty, one of them died.
“The task of safeguarding the health of the nation is daunting in the face of the chaotic drug distribution system currently existing in Nigeria.”
