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A Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits
When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th July 2019
Polio: Gates foundation urges FG, States to up vaccination. Tuberculosis: Nigeria has ‘sixth highest burden…More
NGOs Partner to Increase Accountability in the Delivery of PHC Services in Nigeria
Concerned by the poor service delivery of Primary Healthcare Centres in Nigeria, two Non-Governmental Organisations,…More
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th July 2019
Polio: Gates foundation urges FG, States to up vaccination. Tuberculosis: Nigeria has ‘sixth highest burden globally’. 3.9m women, girls need…More
Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th July 2019
Buhari appoints new NACA boss, as former DG resigns. Buhari fires NHIS executive secretary, renews tenure of NCDC’s DG. Aliyu…More
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A Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits
When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health information to pregnant women and…More
Isolate, trace and respond: How a new emergency operations centre has improved outbreak response in Kebbi
Dr. Assad Hassan had just graduated from the prestigious Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) when he received…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
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