As Nigeria joins the world to mark World Health Day 2026, health experts and advocacy groups have warned that the country’s health system is under serious threat posed by chronic underfunding, weak policy implementation, and a rising disease burden. The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on governments at all levels to …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded a fresh alarm over the rapid rise in global antibiotic resistance, warning that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections is now caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens. In a new global analysis covering 22 commonly used antibiotics, the WHO revealed that resistance increased in more than 40 percent of cases …
