With the increasing need to work with partners to improve Nigeria’s health service delivery, agricultural productivity, expand access to digital financial service among many others, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation appointed a new director for its Nigeria office.
Significant links between obesity and deprivation add evidence to an argument that low-quality food, in particular processed carbohydrates, are driving weight gain.
At the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in November 2020, a roadmap was established to tackle the 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and other groups of diseases that affected millions of people around the world.