24 July 2026

mental health awareness

Features

World Mental Health Day: Equal Care for People with IDD

As the world marks World Mental Health Day, experts are calling for more attention to the mental health of people living with intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) — a group often left behind in conversations about health and inclusion. They say proper inclusive education must start with recognising the rights, feelings, and dreams of people

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Universities

Neurologist Warns Against Stigma for Dementia Patients

A consultant neurologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr Temitope Farombi, has urged Nigerians to stop stigmatising people living with dementia. Speaking during a public campaign in Ibadan organised to mark World Alzheimer’s Day 2025, she explained that dementia is a medical condition linked to ageing, not a spiritual attack as many believe.

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