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Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns: A story from Sokoto
Gagi community on the outskirts of Sokoto in Northern Nigeria is a settlement where everyone…More
FG, NGOs deliberate over Gender in Family and Reproductive Health in Nigeria
The development Research and Project Center (dRPC), under the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th October 2018
World Bank Laments Nigeria’s Poor Spending on Health, Education. 5% of basic health fund to…More
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th October 2018
World Bank Laments Nigeria’s Poor Spending on Health, Education. 5% of basic health fund to be disbursed for health emergencies-…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th October 2018
UK Signs MOU with Nigeria to Strengthen Health Security. FG targets WHO 2016-2020 roadmap for health, ageing. How Nigeria is…More
Leadership View all
Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns: A story from Sokoto
Gagi community on the outskirts of Sokoto in Northern Nigeria is a settlement where everyone knows each other. Modern and…More
FG, NGOs deliberate over Gender in Family and Reproductive Health in Nigeria
The development Research and Project Center (dRPC), under the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health @ Scale (PAS)…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
Events View all
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
Visits to Health Projects View all
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
Africa View all
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