The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has said that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are currently in jeopardy due to the economic crisis, climate change, multiple emergencies, and the global economic downturn following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said that only 17 percent of the SDG healthcare targets are on track, while the rest are at serious risk, adding that the 2030 deadline may be extended.
Speaking at a two-day training organised by the WHO for journalists in Abuja, Mulombo observed that the SDG targets, particularly universal health care, zero hunger, zero poverty, and clean energy, among others, are seriously at risk and stressed the need to accelerate actions toward achieving the SDGs and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Mulombo noted that Nigeria must move beyond pilot projects and focus on…
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