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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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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th July 2023

By | July 7, 2023

Boosting maternal health through private sector integration. Reps urge Ministry of Health, NCDC to arrest diphtheria outbreak. Nigeria exempted as 12 African countries set to receive ‘lifesaving’ malaria vaccine. Nigeria government set to prioritize health as fundamental human right. Health experts canvass 70 per cent budgetary allocation for PHC. Over 189,000 Children Lack Access to […]

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Strengthening Nutrition Outcomes in the Face of Climate Change in Nigeria

By | July 6, 2023

By Dabri Olohije and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead Writers) The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food production is becoming increasingly challenging and unpredictable as global temperatures increase because of shifts in weather patterns, extreme weather events, and environmental disruptions. Although the indices of hunger started improving in 1990, these […]

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CRoWN Initiative: Enhancing Immunisation Uptake for Zero-Dose Children in Bauchi State

By | July 3, 2023

By Misbahu El-Hamza and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) In Nigeria, a child is considered fully vaccinated if he or she has received the full course of vaccinations essential for protecting them from preventable and potentially life-threatening infectious diseases, by the second year of life, throughout six visits, including the required birth doses. This regimen is […]

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Boosting Vaccine Demand and Acceptance: Key Takeaways from the VARN 2023 Conference

By | July 1, 2023

By Sunday Oko and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions of modern medicine. Yet, major public health events like the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that vaccine hesitancy fuelled by mis- and dis-information and other factors can significantly hamper its uptake, threatening to reverse progress in combatting vaccine-preventable […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th June 2023

By | June 30, 2023

Stakeholders-call-for-public-private-sector-integration-to-reduce-maternal-mortality. Nigeria: One million Anambra children to receive vitamin A supplements from Unicef. Nigeria: AfDB, EIB, IDB, WHO launch new investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare. Health experts advocate end to mother to child transmission of diseases. Building climate resilience for better nutrition outcomes. NAFDAC warns Nigerians about contaminated sprite in circulation. Why HIV is […]

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