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WHO pushes for increased taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to improve public health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments worldwide to significantly raise taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol, warning that these products remain too cheap and widely available, contributing to major public health crises. WHO highlighted that easy access to sugary beverages and alcohol fuels obesity, diabetes, cancer, injuries, and other preventable diseases, while placing…

Resident Doctors Launch Indefinite Nationwide Strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has officially commenced an indefinite nationwide strike, effective 12 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2025. The industrial action is set to significantly disrupt services in government-owned hospitals across the country, following the federal government’s alleged failure to meet a 19-point list of demands described by the association as its…

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