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Top Ten News Items on Health, 5 April 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 5, 2024

EU, FG partner to reduce environmental waste. Breastfeeding alone can’t prevent autism, says expert. Plateau develops five-year strategic plan on efficient healthcare delivery. Ebonyi enrolls 4,000 pregnant women in health insurance – Official. AMR: Colistin Resistant Bacteria Found In Mothers, Newborn Babies In Nigeria. Scientists plan blood test for TB silent spreaders. Pharmacists urge govt […]

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National Public Health Institutes: Route to accelerating Health Security in the ECOWASĀ Region

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 4, 2024

If there were any doubts of what may happen when countries don’t take prioritise epidemic preparedness, the covid-19 pandemic is still a fresh reminder. Its economic cost is estimated to be as high as $114 trillion. However, it is not just about money. Other long-term consequences may not be apparent at first, such as morbidity, […]

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Participants in Nigeria vaccinated in first-ever Phase 2 Lassa fever vaccine clinical trial, sponsored by IAVI

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 4, 2024

The CEPI-funded study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of IAVI’s single dose Lassa fever vaccine candidate Key takeaways • Participants in Nigeria have been vaccinated with a Lassa fever vaccine candidate in the first Phase 2 clinical trial of any Lassa vaccine.• Lassa fever is a deadly hemorrhagic fever common to West Africa. […]

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Children and the Future of Health in a Changing Climate

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 1, 2024

Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead Writer) ā€œOur Climate is Changing…. Why Aren’t We?ā€ā€Šā€”ā€ŠVanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in Nigeria. Children make up 51% of the 223 million people in Nigeria who are disproportionately impacted by climate change. They are often the first to be affected by climate change and exposed to […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 29 March 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 28, 2024

AfDB approves $50m loan to boost climate resilience, food security in Yobe State. ā€˜Global Fund Grant Will Scale Up HIV, TB Prevention Services In Nigeriaā€˜. Delta Govt confirms outbreak of Lassa Fever. Fresh outbreak of diphtheria kills four persons in Kano. Six cancer centres will be completed in two years — FG. BSUTH enlists 25 […]

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