Data is life: Achieving Nigeria’s Digital-in-Health Approach

Data and technology play a crucial role in the healthcare sector. The advent of technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and mobile health applications, amongst others signals a future of health care, where healthcare is fundamentally driven by technology and data-linked. This evolution promises a healthcare landscape that is not only more efficient but also […]

Top Ten News Items on Health, 22 March 2024

Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Will Reduce Maternal Child Mortality-UNICEF. Pharmaceutical firms to address tech gaps in vaccine sector. UNAIDS to reduce AIDS-related deaths to 250,000 by 2025 – Report. Chicken Pox Outbreak: AMAC sends response team to affected community. UNICEF Demands Improved Funding Of Health Insurance. WHO raises concern over fresh cases of TB in Nigeria. […]

Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Will Reduce Maternal. Child Mortality-UNICEF. Pharmaceutical firms to address tech gaps in vaccine sector. UNAIDS to reduce AIDS-related deaths to 250,000 by 2025 – Report. Chicken Pox Outbreak: AMAC sends response team to affected community. UNICEF Demands Improved Funding Of Health Insurance. WHO raises concern over fresh cases of TB in Nigeria. […]

Navigating Nigeria’s Healthcare Landscape: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic Partnerships

Chukwuemeka Oguanuo (Lead writer) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with over 200 million people — a number that is projected to more than double over the next 25–30 years, propelling it to become the world’s third most populous nation by 2050. This demographic increase, coupled with a healthcare market valued at approximately USD 18 […]

Developing a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought

In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation, the strategy seems to be missing a key element — climate change. It is becoming increasingly difficult to predict water availability due to the ramifications of climate change globally. Extreme weather events and reshaping water cycles […]