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Advancing Infection Prevention and Control through Learning and Practice: Lessons from DRASA and CICAPS

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 10, 2023

Onyinye Oranezi and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures are integral to every functional healthcare system. Their absence poses significant risks to health workers, patients, and visitors in any health facility, as infections can easily spread in such settings. According to the first-ever global report on infection prevention and control, 70% […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th July 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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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