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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th December 2018
World AIDS Day: NACA Urges Nigerians To Ascertain HIV Status. National Health Act: FG to…More
Healthy Pikin, Smart Adult: Breastfeeding as an investment in Nigeria’s future
In Nigeria, exclusive breastfeeding is still not widely adopted. According to the 2016-2017 National Multiple…More
A “best buy” for child health in Nigeria: The Case for Immunisation
“I know that immunisation is important and obviously I want the best for my child,…More
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th December 2018
World AIDS Day: NACA Urges Nigerians To Ascertain HIV Status. National Health Act: FG to ‘roll out’ Basic Health Care…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd November 2018
Nigeria to vaccinate 26 million people in 2nd phase of biggest-ever yellow fever vaccination campaign. Malnutrition: FG Distributes 12,000 Cartons Of…More
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th December 2018
World AIDS Day: NACA Urges Nigerians To Ascertain HIV Status. National Health Act: FG to ‘roll out’ Basic Health Care…More
Healthy Pikin, Smart Adult: Breastfeeding as an investment in Nigeria’s future
In Nigeria, exclusive breastfeeding is still not widely adopted. According to the 2016-2017 National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Report,…More
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Health Meets Tech Johannesburg Hackathon – Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
South Africa has a high prevalence of teenage and unwanted pregnancies, HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and female genital schistosomiasis…More
How “SatComms Tablets” are reviving primary healthcare in Kano State
A few mothers are seated with the Health Officer-in-Charge of Sumaila Yamma Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), who has just finished…More
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Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective
The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and 28th of May in Geneva.…More
Special Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria
In the week that a major announcement was made by WHO shortening the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the scientific community is…More
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Can Art Heal? How a Lagos creative group is using Art as therapy
Entering the Paediatric Oncology ward of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Yaba, where children are treated for cancer, you…More
Marie Connect: Reaching out to rural Nigerian communities with Family Planning services
Editor’s Note: This week the FP2020 Summit took place in London to discuss efforts to reach the Family Planning 2020…More
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Global Health: Chatham House round-table re-defines development of bio-safety labs in developing countries
In February, several global biosafety lab experts joined a roundtable organised by Chatham House in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. They were seeking solutions to…More
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Rise Up and Walk: How one charity is bringing orthopaedic care to Nigerians
Editor’s Note: Nigeria Health Watch team member Ada Ezeokoli took a trip to South-East Nigeria to learn about the Foundation…More