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

Jun 08, 2026
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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

Jun 04, 2026
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‘Garden in a Box’ Initiative is Helping Pregnant Women Eat Nutritious Food While Building Self-Reliance Through Gardening

Jun 01, 2026
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“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths

May 30, 2026
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How the Enable Study Is Building Clinical Trial Capacity and Epidemic Readiness in Bauchi State

May 29, 2026
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Advancing Primary Health Care in Nigeria 45 Years After the Alma-Ata Declaration

By | July 26, 2023

By Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writer) ‘We strongly affirm our commitment to the fundamental right of every human being to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without distinction of any kind. Convening on the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata, we reaffirm our commitment to all its values and principles, in particular […]

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Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives

By | July 24, 2023

By Hadiza Mohammed and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) The Boko Haram insurgency has had a significant and far-reaching impact on healthcare in northeastern states like Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa. The insurgency disrupted health service delivery, particularly for pregnant women, newborns, and children. For example, in Damaturu Local Government Area (LGA) in Yobe State, although there […]

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PPFNChanchaga: Time to Address Growing Immunisation Demand

By | July 22, 2023

Thirty-one-year-old Zaliha Haruna’s sixth child receives immunisation at the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), a primary health centre (PHC) in Chanchaga, Bosso Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Haruna learned about the importance of immunisation through health talks during antenatal care (ANC) sessions in the facility and now advocates to her neighbours to […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st July 2023

By | July 21, 2023

Anthrax in Nigeria: All you need to know about the disease. Unmask, contain strange disease outbreak in Kaduna community, experts tell FG, NCDC. There Is A Contaminated Cough Syrup In Market, WHO Warns. All Nigerians must now have health insurance under NHIA — SAMBO. UNICEF expresses concern over rejection of immunisation in Jigawa, Kano, Katsina. […]

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Going Beyond Global Commitments to Local Action for Zero Childhood Pneumonia Deaths in Nigeria

By | July 19, 2023

Children are more vulnerable to resistant infections in their early years because their immune systems are not fully developed to fight infections. This predisposes them to illnesses like malaria, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, and pneumonia, resulting in death if not quickly addressed. For three decades, pneumonia has remained the leading cause of child mortality globally, claiming the lives […]

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