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Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement -By Robert Egbe

editor - September 22, 2025

Mr. Michael Bloomberg. Photo By medicalxpress Mr. Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes, levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks, for health financing, signals a firm commitment to prioritising citizens’ health. It also aligns with long-standing calls from Nigerian public...

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CAPPA National Youth Bootcamp On Food Justice Begins In Ekiti

editor - August 23, 2025

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) said it set to open its Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025, on Sunday, August 24, at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort, Ekiti State. The week-long programme, CAPPA said is in partnership with the...

Features

WHO Push For Raise Prices On Sugary Drinks, Alcohol, Tobacco By 50% To Stop NCD

editor - July 4, 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised Nigeria and other member countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50 per cent through taxation over the next 10 years, to stop rising non-communicable diseases (WHO). In...

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Vaping in Nigeria: Green Outside, Deadly Within -By Robert Egbe

editor - July 1, 2025

When, during the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent cough, throat irritation, and other related diseases, tobacco companies – fearing a threat to their profits, began a devious media blitz. Using mostly...

Features

Hypertension: Case for Sodium Consumption Regulation, Healthier Diets -By Esi-ife Arogundade

editor - May 28, 2025

World Hypertension Day is observed annually in May, serving as a reminder of the importance of blood pressure awareness and management. This global health initiative carries even more significance as the world continues to adapt to lifestyle changes, rising stress...

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World Obesity Day: CAPPA Renews Call For Healthy Food Policies

editor - March 6, 2025

To commemorate World Obesity Day (WOD), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call for comprehensive healthy food policies to strengthen local diets and tackle the country’s rising obesity and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. In a...

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CAPPA Urges Govt To Improve Enforcement of Tobacco Control Laws

editor - March 1, 2025

As the world marks the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (WHO) (FCCTC), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Nigerian government to escalate enforcement of the National Tobacco Control...

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Tobacco Industry’s Deadly, Discredited ‘Harm Reduction’ Trick-By Robert Egbe

editor - February 1, 2025

Despite the millions of people its products kill every year, and the thousands more whose health is destroyed, the tobacco industry is aggressively lobbying governments and the public to embrace newer kinds of harmful tobacco products that it presents...

Features

CAPPA Tells Government To Show Financial Concerns In Addressing Diabetes Burden

editor - November 18, 2024

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on government both at the federal and States level to demonstrate financial commitment towards reducing the risk of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. The not-for-profit, in a statement availed this medium...

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