World Health Assembly
7 Aug 2022
The world breastfeeding week celebrated from 1st to 7th of August is a worldwide celebration that occurs yearly in over 120 countries across the globe. World breastfeeding week seeks to underline the positive effects of breastfeeding on both maternal and baby health as well as encouraging, safeguarding and supporting women’s rights to breastfeed anywhere and…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for national laws and regulations to enforce strict compliance of the International Breast Milk Substitute (BMS) code by manufacturers and marketers of infant formula.
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The health challenges in today’s world, particularly for developing countries, demand bold new leadership to ensure the organisation can deliver on its mandate for people across the globe.
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In accordance with the 2015 World Health Assembly’s number one Global Action Plan on antimicrobial (antibiotics) resistance, a medical General Practitioner ...
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The move, which coincided with yesterday’s observance of World Hepatitis Day, is the first response by the government to a recent World Health Assembly resolution on the need for member nations to take action on prevention...
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