Exposure to ambient air pollution is a major risk factor for global disease. Assessment of the impacts of air pollution on population health and the evaluation of trends relative to other major risk factors requires regularly updated, accurate, spatially resolved exposure estimates.

Abuja — Faced with the realities that Nigeria will one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world, by 2050, the authorities said it would cost between six per cent and 30 per cent of Gro

Abuja — A research findings has revealed that carbon emission from generators contribute majorly to the high increase of cancers in Nigeria, and other countries.

The available data on routine immunization in Nigeria show a disparity in coverage between Northern and Southern Nigeria, with the former performing worse. The effect of socio-cultural differences on health-seeking behaviour has been identified in the literature as the main cause of the disparity. Our study analyses the role of supply-side determinants, particularly access to services, in causing these disparities.

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Agriculture With rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in Nigeria and many emerging economies placing a strain on the world’s food resources, latest report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has pr

African countries have agreed to cooperate in setting limits for use of lead in paints with a view to phasing it out by 2020.

Amnesty International has said Shell could be exposed to a raft of compensation claims and be forced to disclose previously withheld internal documents over its failure to stop and clean up decades

The National Health Act which is yet to be popular among Nigerians, and which is expected to encompass all health-related issues is to release about N50 billion annually.

Paris — Cross River known for its support for forest conservation wants the review of the REDD scheme to meet community aspirations.

Ms Ratidzai Ndhlovu, Nigeria Country Director of United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA), says no fewer than 100 women die daily across Northern Nigeria during childbirth.

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