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World Contraception Day: A Safe Start Begins Long Before Birth

Sep 26, 2026
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Revitalised Ungwan Dosa PHC Still Faces Access Gaps

Sep 24, 2026
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Real-Time Patient Feedback Is Helping Shape Safer and Better Maternity Care

Sep 23, 2026
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The Real Test of Nigeria’s Health Reforms Is Whether PHCs Actually Work

Sep 21, 2026
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Niger State’s PHCs Are Screening Beyond TB. Can the Model Last?

Sep 19, 2026
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd June 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 23, 2023

Global Call to Action Towards Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival. Only six per cent of Nigerians have health insurance, say care providers. FG to introduce new anti-cancer vaccine – NPHCDA. Nigerian govt spends N6,900 per person on health annually – Bill Gates. Tinubu to prioritise universal health coverage — Official. Climate change exacerbates malnutrition, food […]

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African Countries Can Take a Preventive Approach to Mental Health by Prioritising Oral Health

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 21, 2023

By Adekemi Adeniyan and Maymunah Kadiri (Lead Writers) “You are not fully dressed without a smile.” This age-old adage is often used to encourage people to show their happiness and positivity through a smile. While there is no doubt that a smile can be a powerful way to communicate positivity, the message behind this statement […]

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Nigeria Health Watch Announces Nutrition Policy Dialogue

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 19, 2023

1 in 10 children dies from hunger before age five in Nigeria. Achieving SDG 2, zero hunger, and SDG 3, good health and well-being, by 2030 is challenged by hunger and poor nutrition because a productive economy relies on a healthy and adequately nourished population. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United […]

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 19, 2023

By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) In 2020, Maxwell Yambeni encountered a life-threatening situation involving a patient at Chikwawa District Hospital in southern Malawi. A fifteen-year-old girl with a perforated uterus was in a critical state, and her condition was rapidly deteriorating. “She was in very bad shape, battling severe anaemia and alarmingly low levels of […]

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Tashan Jirgi PHC: Overcoming Challenges for Effective Service Delivery

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 17, 2023

Tashan Jirgi Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) was constructed in 2020 by the member representing Wushishi LGA in the Federal House of Representatives and had remained locked and unused. The reason behind the facility’s prolonged closure was the failure of the local government authorities to deploy health workers to staff and manage the centre after […]

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