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Nigeria has some of the worst air quality in the world (ranked 4th globally), with four major cities—Onitsha, Aba, Kaduna, and Umuahia—ranking among the most polluted cities due to particulate matter (PM10). A recent WHO report found Nigeria's annual mean PM2.5 concentration at 72 μg/m 3, well above the recommended limit of 10 μg/m 3. [40]
The agency was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria on December 10, 1992, following the promulgation of Decree No. 29. This decree aimed to address the deficiencies in Nigeria's primary healthcare system by creating a dedicated body responsible for its development, coordination, and implementation across the country.
Over time, the committee's influence grew as education became a national priority, especially with Nigeria's commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to education. The committee played a vital role in monitoring and evaluating federal government interventions, including the distribution of funds under the UBE ...
In a bid to improve female education in girls, the UNICEF initiated some projects in Nigeria. one of them is The Girls’ Education Project initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2004 between the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Kingdom Department for International Development. [80]
Medical graduates who pursue postgraduate training abroad attest to the acceptable foundation of Nigerian undergraduate medical education.2 Medical education has implications for Regional development, primarily to ensure adequacy and efficiency in the health sector as recommended by the World Health Organization.
Action Health Incorporated (AHI) is a non-governmental organization that was established in 1989. Serving as an advocate and catalyst for change, [2] AHI focuses on advancing the well-being of young people through increasing public awareness and implementing innovative education, healthcare, and youth development programs, working especially with girls, and with local communities/opinion ...
Retaining health care professionals is an important objective. Survey shows looming brain drain in Nigeria's health sector in the rising trend of emigration of healthcare personnel – physicians, pharmacists, nurses, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists and many others have difficulty getting into paid employment. Many fresh doctors, out of ...
Health education aims to immediately impact an individual's knowledge, behavior, or attitude about a health-related topic with the ultimate aim of improving quality of life or health status for an individual. [17] Health education utilizes several different intervention strategies in its practices to improve quality of life and health status.