Lagos residents were urged to check expiry dates, avoid patronising unregistered vendors, and demand receipts for all transactions.
TB is preventable and treatable, yet it continues to cause significant illness and death globally. In 2024, an estimated 1.23 million died.
He urged governments to adopt sustainable funding strategies for resilient health systems.
Ms Adeyeye described medicinal plants as strategic national assets.
Ms Ross said the global HIV response was in crisis.
A health advocate made the call on Wednesday in Lagos during a road walk to commemorate the sixth edition of the ‘Let’s Waka with Q-Life and HEI’.
The psychiatrist described suicide as a major global public health issue.
Some health experts have emphasised that trust, community engagement, and effective communication are critical to controlling infectious disease outbreaks.
Virologist Oyewale Tomori has called for a re-examination of Nigeria’s public health history for effective epidemic prevention and response.
The Abia government said many PHCs were being upgraded to higher service levels, capable of handling more complex cases, including emergency obstetric procedures.
