Various speakers and participants have called for an increased focus on OneHealth as a holistic way of addressing health issues in Africa; even as the GET conference on OneHealth and Bio-security ended on Friday, 29th October. OneHealth is defined as a…
CSO’s and Media played critical roles to educate lagosians on Covid19 – Akosa
Civil Society Organizations and the Media were instrumental in ensuring that disinformation and rumours that brought about vaccine hesitancy were dispelled to a very large extent in Lagos State. This assertion was made by Ms Titilope Akosa during her presentation…
Responding to Climate Change: China’s Policies and Actions
Aerial photo taken on Aug 19, 2020 shows wind turbines in Jiucaiping scenic spot in Southwest China’s Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua] Editor’s Note: The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China issued a white paper, Responding to Climate…
GET Summit on OneHealth and BioSecurity seeks a OneHealth Paradigm shift for Africa
The 7th African Conference on OneHealth and BioSecurity, anchored by the Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium ‘GET’ was officially declared open by the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference is coming amidst the global…
Africa needs the right strategies for adaptation and mitigation that meet the needs of the people, communities and further boosts our developmental agenda…..says Landry Ninteretse
Africa needs the right strategies for adaptation and mitigation that meet the needs of the people, communities and further boosts our developmental agenda. Says Landry Ninteretse in an interview with Environment Africa Magazine. Landry has been very passionate about climate…
Group launches campaign for COP26: Climate Finance for Women in Africa
Activities to frontline issues concerning women access to climate finance has been given a huge boost as the Centre for 21st century Issues (C21st), a not-for-profit/non-governmental organization headquartered in Nigeria recently launched its advocacy campaign on Women for Climate Finance,…
Winners emerge at the Nigeria Energy Awards 2021
Since inception in 2011, the Nigeria Energy Awards has grown to become a platform to recognize the outstanding achievements of the companies and individuals that have faced complex challenges as well as capitalized on unique opportunities in the energy sector.…
Covid19: Second Phase, Vaccination and Herd Immunity – Beyond Adverse Effects
When the news hit Nigeria of the production of vaccines to combat the Covid19 pandemic, it was received with huge disbelief that quickly turned into outright rejection. The airwaves and rumour mills were agog with different stories; from seemingly authoritative…