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In Kaduna Communities, Tailors Are Bridging the Family Planning Trust Gap

Jun 29, 2026
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Ekiti State Deploys Digital Solutions and Sustainable Financing to Expand Maternal Health Access

Jun 27, 2026
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Trust Returns to Gurjiya PHC After Solar Battery Theft Resolution, Yet Accountability Concerns Persist

Jun 25, 2026
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How Antibiotic Abuse Fuel Deaths in Ghana: Pharmacies and street hawkers aid prescription disaster

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NACA, Global Fund and Partners to Convene National Close-Out Meeting on COVID-19 Response Mechanism Investments in Nigeria

Jun 24, 2026
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World Immunisation Week 2023: Nigeria Can Achieve the Big Catch-Up

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 6, 2023

By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Olayemi Amusile (Lead Writers) References World Health Organization (2019), Immunization, Available here:World Health Organization (2023), Global Health Observatory, Available here:World Health Organization (2023), World Immunization Week 2023- The Big Catch Up, Available here COVID 19 impact on Immunization The Federal Ministry of Health, Multi-Source Data Analytics & Triangulation (MSDAT) Platform, […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th May 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 5, 2023

WHO reports decline in weekly COVID-19 deaths. Why demand for primary health care services is low in Nigeria -Official. Asthma: WHO, GINA, NTS seek increased budget to tackle disease. Expanding National Health Insurance to Rural Communities. Leveraging religious, traditional institutions to escalate immunisation coverage. Lassa fever: NCDC tasks states on improved awareness. Polio: No child […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th April 2023

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