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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. [41]
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 ...
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria concerned with the formulation and implementation of policies related to health. It is headed by two ministers appointed by the president , assisted by a permanent secretary, who is a career civil servant .
The Nigeria's mental health legislation was tagged lunacy ordinance and was first passed in 1916. It was amended in 1958 to grants medical practitioners and magistrates the authority to detain anyone suffering from mental illness, it was renamed the lunacy Act of 1958. [9] Nigeria's mental health policy was first formulated in 1991.
The sociology of health and illness, sociology of health and wellness, or health sociology examines the interaction between society and health. As a field of study it is interested in all aspects of life, including contemporary as well as historical influences, that impact and alter health and wellbeing.
It was initiated in 2009 by the Mimiko administration [1] in response to the 2008 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) which put Ondo State as having the worst maternal and child health indices in the southwest of Nigeria. [2] The Abiye programme was also intended to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 by 2015.
Giannis and Veronica Antetokounmpo's trip to Nigeria was filmed and released in a new documentary Tuesday titled "Ugo: A Homecoming Story." 'Ugo is who I always will be': Top moments from Giannis ...
From Health in Cape Verde: "Cape Verde". United States Bureau of Consular Affairs (May 05, 2008). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. From Health systems by country: United States Department of State, "Cape Verde: Country Specific Information" From HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: "2008 Country Profile: Nigeria".