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Three Months After Speaking Out, Indabo Residents Still Await Improved PHC Services

Jun 18, 2026
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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

Jun 17, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

Jun 16, 2026
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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

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Building a Community Network for Health Misinformation Management

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 20, 2024

Abara Erim and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) “I consumed large amounts of garlic or sometimes ingested excessive vitamins to prevent infection. Others also resorted to drinking substances like ‘agbo’ to prevent Coronavirus.”Smith Jow** during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic “The HPV Vaccine causes infertility, and it is a plan by the West to reduce the […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th February 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 16, 2024

Tinubu re-appoints NAFDAC DG, names new NCDC head. Stakeholders brainstorm on gaps in healthcare, private-public sector integration. NHIA Reiterates Collaboration With States To Expand Health Insurance. High Temperature: Nigerian govt issues alert against dehydration, measles, other diseases. Over 42,000 Nigerian nurses migrated abroad in last three years – NMCN. Experts seek robust implementation of health […]

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Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants for Improved Maternal Healthcare in Sierra Leone

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 12, 2024

Sabrina Charles and Billy Mawindo (Guest writers) Editor’s note: For long, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have played and continue to play a key role in maternal healthcare. In the past, TBAs worked in the shadows, illicitly performing at-home deliveries and increasing the rates of maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. In this article, Partners in Health-Sierra […]

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A release by the Nigerian Cardiac Society on the recently reported incidents of sudden deaths associated with football matches.

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 11, 2024

The Nigerian Cardiac Society notes with utmost concern the several reported cases of sudden deaths among Nigerians both at home and abroad directly or indirectly linked with the surge of emotions associated with the Nigeria- South Africa Match during the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) competition holding in Cote D’Ivoire. The society wishes […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th February 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 9, 2024

HEALTH Nigeria govt turns 270 PHCs into focal centres to boost healthcare delivery. FG To Enrol Cancer Patients In Health Insurance Coverage. Pate promises to stem rising drug costs, ease pharmaceutical burden. Nigeria at risk of outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases— US CDC warns. Treatment of FGM complications cost health systems $1.4 billion per year — […]

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