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Will Nigeria’s STEPwise Survey change the narrative around NCDs?
Editor’s Note: Ahead of the 3rd UN High-level meeting on non-communicable diseases holding on September 27th…More
Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State
Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The…More
Strengthening Health Security through Field Epidemiology – Key messages from the 2018 NCDC/NFELTP Conference
Since 2016, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and…More
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th September 2018
Nigeria confirms link to UK monkeypox outbreak. Nigerian government unveils project to improve storage in health facilities. How US is…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th September 2018
FG Approves N6trn National Health Plan. GAVI extends vaccine support till 2028. NMA gives FG ultimatum to re-constitute MDCN council.…More
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Will Nigeria’s STEPwise Survey change the narrative around NCDs?
Editor’s Note: Ahead of the 3rd UN High-level meeting on non-communicable diseases holding on September 27th in New York, Staff Writer Chibuike…More
Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State
Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via…More
Technology View all
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
‘Hack that thorn!’ – Infectious Diseases get the boot at the 2018 #HealthMeetsTechNG Hackathon
Last week, a large white tent sprung up in the garden of the Ventures Park compound off Aso Drive, in…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
Diaspora View all
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