Cross River RUWATSSA marks 2025 Global Handwashing Day with theme ‘Be a Handwashing Hero’

Cross River RUWATSSA marks 2025 Global Handwashing Day with theme ‘Be a Handwashing Hero’

By Emmanuel Ita CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA) has commemorated the 2025 Global Handwashing Day, issuing a call for students to become advocates of hygiene in their schools and communities. The event, held on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Government Science Secondary School, Ikot Effanga Mkpa,…

Read the full story here
German official seeks stricter rules on medical cannabis

German official seeks stricter rules on medical cannabis

BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The consumption of cannabis should be controlled more strictly in Germany, while remaining legal, the government representative on the issue said in media remarks published on Tuesday. “We are currently seeing evidently undesirable trends,” Narcotic Drugs Commissioner Hendrick Streeck told the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel. The permitted 25 grams of medical cannabis…

Read the full story here
Industry group: Germany too reliant on China for key drug supplies

Industry group: Germany too reliant on China for key drug supplies

BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Germany is increasingly reliant on China for key pharmaceutical ingredients, raising the risk of supply disruptions that Beijing could exploit for political leverage, according to a new report by the German generics association Pro Generika. The lobby group’s report, released on Monday, warns that China could use its dominant position in…

Read the full story here
After Impactful 11 Years, Medicaid Cancer Foundation Unveils 2025 Cancer Awareness Campaign

After Impactful 11 Years, Medicaid Cancer Foundation Unveils 2025 Cancer Awareness Campaign

By Anietie Akpan The Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) has unveiled plans for its 2025 Cancer Awareness Campaign, marking 11 years of sustained impact in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and care across Nigeria. The awareness campaign was unveiled in Abuja at weekend as support plan for persons with disabilities was also announced. Over the past decade, the…

Read the full story here