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New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception on the Rise in Nigeria
Over 2 million Unintended Pregnancies & 735,000 Unsafe Abortions Prevented Since July 2017 KIGALI, Rwanda,…More
President Muhammadu Buhari signs bill for an act to establish the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
As a demonstration of his commitment to national health security, the President of the Federal…More
Time to think differently about healthcare financing: The #BrainGain4Naija Workshop
How do you raise the funds you need to scale up a healthcare venture in…More
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 November 2018
Immunisation remains safe, free in Nigeria — NPHCDA. Buhari declares state of emergency on water, sanitation. HIV/AIDS: NAIIS completes survey…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd November 2018
NHIS Scandal: Buhari orders Executive Secretary Usman Yusuf to proceed on ‘administrative leave’. Doctors separate conjoined twins in Abuja. Nigerian…More
Leadership View all
Time to think differently about healthcare financing: The #BrainGain4Naija Workshop
How do you raise the funds you need to scale up a healthcare venture in Nigeria? How do health sector…More
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 8th November 2018
Assistant Technical Officer – PCR Lab, AHNI, Borno, deadline 16th November, 2018. Apply for this job Technical Officer -TB Programs,…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