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This was a key takeaway from the presentation by renowned physician and innovator, Professor James Levine at the 2025 National Press Foundation(NPF) Rare Diseases Reporting Fellowship.
Professor Levine, President of Fondation Ipsen, an international science foundation focused on rare disease innovation, addressed 62 journalist fellows from 29 countries across five continents.
According to the World Health Organisation, “hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90mmHg or higher)”
Across the world, millions of children suffer from stunting— which the World Health Organisation describes as the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation.
Nasiru Abubakar, the Chairman of the Community of Practice (CoP) and Program Manager of the State Emergency Routine Immunisation Coordination Centre (SERICC), made the call in Sokoto.
The Director-General of the National Blood Service Agency, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, says Nigeria currently supplies less than 30 per cent of its blood needs, highlighting a critical shortage in the country’s blood supply.
In Nigeria, paediatric cancer, identified by the World Health Organisation as the primary cause of mortality among children and adolescents, persists as a covert struggle, frequently obscured by misunderstandings and insufficient resources.
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called for more public awareness to prevent Noma disease in the country.
Speakers highlighted this in Sokoto at the Quarterly Review Meeting of Community Practice (CoP), established by the AHBN to expedite progress in enhancing routine immunisation coverage, specifically targeting zero-dose children.
Sokoto Government, UNICEF forge stronger partnership to tackle malnutrition, polio