“The pandemic wiped out nearly a decade of progress in improving life expectancy within just two years,” WHO said.
He said a complete ban would not be possible because nitrous oxide is also used for industrial purposes.
He said health workers in Nigeria have continued to move abroad, citing inadequate equipment, insecurity, poor working conditions, and low salaries.
Saudi Arabia was appointed as the country to host the 11th Water Forum in 2027 on Friday.
The federal government has earmarked N260 billion to revitalise primary healthcare centres (PHCs) nationwide.
Ms Yonah said the figure was just for women accessing family planning from the private CPs and PPMVs in the state’s 13 local government areas (LGAs).
He said the 102 PHCs would be established this year, while 259 others would be established before the administration’s tenure expires.
”How can they talk about harm reduction when they are marketing these dangerous, highly-addictive products to children,” said WHO boss.
Djibouti has broken new ground in the fight against malaria by using mosquitoes to fight mosquitoes.
Mr Otuibe said some illegally detained patients were, in some cases, converted to unpaid workers by the hospitals to recover their bills.
