The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The Foundation stated this in its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today. The […]
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HEI wins ACT Foundation grant to tackle NCDs in Nigeria
The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has been selected as one of the 2024 grantees by Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT Foundation) aimed at reducing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across four states in Nigeria. Mr Paschal Achunine, Ashoka Fellow and Executive Director HEI, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. […]
Africa loses $15 billion annually to climate change despite low emissions-AfDB
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that Africa suffers an annual loss of between $7 billion and $15 billion due to climate change. He made this statement during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Despite contributing only 3% of global emissions, Africa […]