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Moving From Policy to Practice: Integrating Family Planning into Nigeria’s Maternal Health Response

Nov 09, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum on Building Africa’s Capacity to Respond to Epidemics

Nov 06, 2026
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Kwadon Residents Raise Concerns Over Lack of Ambulance for Emergency Maternal Referrals

Nov 06, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Dr Abasi Ene-Obong on Why Nigeria Must Own Its Genomic Future

Nov 04, 2026
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How Communities Connect Mothers to Skilled Care in The Gambia’s North Bank Region and Nigeria’s Jigawa State

Nov 02, 2026
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th January 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 13, 2023

Scientist calls for interdisciplinary research to fight upsurge of COVID-19. Lagos doctors demand anti-quackery law. COVID-19: FG intensifies surveillance at international airports. Five million children died before fifth birthday – Report. Protesting Zamfara Health Workers Threaten To Shut Down Hospitals. Targeting variant of common protein may boost breast cancer treatment — Study. FG to introduce […]

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Addressing Barriers to Food Security in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 11, 2023

Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is experiencing a food crisis, exacerbated by climate change, rising inflation and conflict such as the war in Ukraine. However, Nigeria is no stranger to conflict. Since 2009, the Northeast region has seen violent extremists terrorising the BAY (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe) States, with over 2 million people […]

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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 10, 2023

By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers in her village went door to door, educating residents and emphasising the importance of early screening for cervical cancer. “Despite this knowledge; I had second thoughts about screening,” she said. However, this all […]

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Fast-Tracking Nigeria’s Demographic Transition: A Critical Addition to the Legislative Agenda of the 9th Assembly

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 7, 2023

A demographic dividend does not happen by accident, it requires a country to take deliberate and sustained action, which includes making the necessary investments and purposefully implementing the policies that would result in a decline in fertility and mortality levels. This, in turn, would create a demographic window of opportunity. A demographic transition occurs when […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th January 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 6, 2023

Buhari signs mental health bill into law. How NHIA Act will set pace for robust health insurance in Nigeria. New COVID-19 variants not in Nigeria, says NCDC. Looking ahead in 2023: Rekindling hope in Nigeria’s Health Sector. Six states account for 84% cholera cases – NCDC. NARD demands CMDs’ sanction over attacks on workers. NAFDAC […]

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