Make healthy foods affordable to Nigerians to curb diabetes, CAPPA urges FG
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) is urging the Nigerian government to make healthy food more affordable to combat rising diabetes rates. The organization highlights that aggressive marketing of ultra-processed foods and high treatment costs are exacerbating the health crisis.
Why it matters
Addressing the commercial drivers of diet-related diseases is critical for public health policy in developing nations facing high out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has called on the Federal and state governments to transform Nigeria’s food environment and tackle the commercial drivers of unhealthy diets as part of efforts to prevent diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases.
The organisation said early action against diabetes should go beyond screening and medical treatment to making healthy, nutritious and culturally appropriate foods affordable and accessible to Nigerians.
It warned that aggressive marketing of ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks, misleading product claims and the affordability of unhealthy products were making it harder for people to maintain healthy diets.
The organisation made the call in a statement to mark World Diabetes Day 2026, observed on November 14, under the theme, “Early Action on Diabetes.”
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