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Why Does Water in Parts of Kano Look “Thick Like Coffee”?

Oct 19, 2026
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Furanni Equips Women in Kano’s Ghari Community to Recognise Prolonged Labour and Seek Timely Care

Oct 15, 2026
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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 26 April 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 26, 2024

Kano Assembly passes bill to establish Centre for Disease Control. NCDC investigates as mysterious illness breaks out in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara. Vaccination against human papillomavirus for girls begins in Kogi – WHO. Drugs price hike: Life expectancy reduction imminent in Nigeria – Experts. WHO approves new vaccine to fight Cholera. FG, States Must Be Committed […]

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Achieving Healthcare Reform in Nigeria — Learning from PharmAccess’ Initiatives

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 25, 2024

Njide Ndili (Guest writer) Nigeria’s health indices remain an issue of concern. The life expectancy rate is one of the lowest in the world, maternal mortality rate is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births which remains one of the highest globally and non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and malnutrition, caused nearly a third […]

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Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 22, 2024

The Nigerian health sector is severely underfunded. Each budget year, the majority of health advocates lament the federal government’s inability to meet the Abuja Declaration’s target of allocating at least 15% of the country’s budget to the health sector. Although Nigeria has experienced a significant increase in funding allocation in the quest to improve the […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 18 April 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 19, 2024

C’ Rivers has 849 non-functional PHCs, commissioner reveals. Health workers’ capacity training will reduce migration – NPHCDA. NCDC convenes emergency meeting as unknown illness hits Zamfara. Federal Gov’t Seeks Collaboration To Eradicate AIDS By 2030. Climate Change: Nigeria Needs Action For Sustainable, Resilient Future – FG. UHC can be achieved using tax for health insurance […]

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Gavi and UNICEF welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 18, 2024

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world. The prequalification of this new product will help EuBiologics, the manufacturer, produce more volumes of vaccine, faster, and at a lower cost – […]

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