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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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Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at risk during childbirth

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 19, 2022

By Chioma S. Ejekam, University of Lagos and Chimezie Anyakora, Pan Atlantic University Severe bleeding after childbirth — postpartum haemorrhage — is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in middle-income countries. Oxytocin is an affordable and effective drug that’s recommended to prevent postpartum haemorrhage. But there are concerns about the quality of oxytocin available for use by […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 18th February 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 18, 2022

Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production. HIV/AIDS Fund: A Welcome Initiative. Nigeria reports additional 58 confirmed Lassa fever cases in first week of February. UN carpets FG as Nigeria records 3,604 cholera deaths in 425 LGs. Lagos To Clamp Down On Unregistered Alternative Medicine Practitioners. Climate Change: UN report identifies looming environmental […]

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Mental Health: Vital for Overall Health and Total Well-being

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 16, 2022

By Ramatu B. Hassan (Lead Writer) It felt like no time at all had passed as the ‘Happy New Year! New Year, New Me’, social media posts transitioned into ‘Valentine is coming, where is your boyfriend?’ The great build up to Valentine’s Day had begun as people became besieged on all sides by the holiday […]

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News Agency of Nigeria sets up Solutions Journalism Desk with support from Nigeria Health Watch

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 15, 2022

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has committed to setting up a dedicated Solutions Journalism desk in the organisation that will focus on reporting on efforts that are addressing various social challenges across Nigeria. The Managing Director of the agency, Mr Buki Ponle made the declaration while receiving the Nigeria Health Watch team led by […]

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Beji Primary Health Centre: Leveraging the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to Improve Service Delivery

By Bashar Abubakar | February 14, 2022

“We received one million naira from October 2020 to February 2022”, said Halima Musa, the officer in charge of Beji Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Bosso Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Proudly pointing out the facility’s solar-powered underground borehole and tank, Musa explained that a part of the funds was used to fix […]

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