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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th April 2023

By | April 28, 2023

FG gives “No vaccination policy” nod to bird flu. WHO calls for increased investment to eradicate malaria. World Immunisation Week 2023: Firm seeks post-COVID-19 catch-up against vaccine-preventable diseases. Kaduna records 2% reduction in under-five mortality — Commissioner. Expert raises concern over rising infertility, poor access to affordable care. Controlling Cholera In Nigeria. Delta partners media, […]

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Under-equipped and Under-staffed: The Struggle for Quality Healthcare in Gbangba Tsofogi

By | April 28, 2023

Gbangba Tsofogi, a community primarily made up of farmers and petty traders in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, has a health centre (PHC) that was built to provide health services to its members and neighbouring communities. However, the centre is not operating at full capacity due to a shortage of personnel and […]

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Empowering Women and Girls Through Improved Access to Family Planning

By | April 26, 2023

Access to family planning (FP) services empowers women and girls by enabling them to have agency over their bodies. They can better plan a pregnancy and make more informed decisions about childbirth, allowing them to chart the course of their future according to their desires and ambitions. When the 2023 Federal Government budget proposal was […]

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Village Health Teams: Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Vaccines in Uganda’s Kyegegwa District

By | April 24, 2023

By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Every day is immunisation day at the Bujubuli Health Centre III in Uganda’s Kyegegwa district’s Bujubuli sub-county. Kyegegwa is a refugee host area situated within the Kyaka II refugee settlement camp. Established in 2005, the Kyaka II refugee settlement is one of the many settlements managed by the United Nations […]

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Yar Gaya PHC: Residents Express Satisfaction with the BHCPF Intervention

By | April 22, 2023

The Yar Gaya Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kano State has finally undergone much-needed renovations, several months after a Nigeria Health Watch report highlighted the poor condition of the facility in April 2022. The renovation was made possible by the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) which began in June 2022. The officer-in-charge (OIC) of […]

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