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Africa’s Role in Ethical AI for Healthcare

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 30, 2024

Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead Writer) Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare systems worldwide, offering promising solutions to challenges such as patient diagnosis, disease prediction, and healthcare delivery. However, as the use AI continues to gather pace in Africa’s healthcare landscape, it raises critical ethical questions. How can we ensure AI systems are inclusive, unbiased, […]

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Hands Off Our Girls: Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage, Sets a Precedent for Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 29, 2024

Kemo Cham and Mahdi Garba (Lead Writers) Saio Marah (name changed for privacy), a respected women’s leader and farmer in Falaba, still grapples with the anguish of losing two daughters who were forced into early marriage, a painful reminder from her past. Both died from complications during childbirth. Her disapproval of the marriages, created friction […]

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A Townhall Meeting Uncovers Health System Strengthening Opportunities in Ghari LGA, Kano State.

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 26, 2024

Shortage of essential supplies, understaffing issues, and insufficient bed capacity in the primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), Kano, were among the concerns raised during a town hall meeting held in 29th August 2024, hosted by Akin Savvy Awareness Initiative for Africans, a community-based organisation, in collaboration with Nigeria Health Watch […]

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The Final Push: Overcoming the Last Barriers to Global Polio Eradication

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 26, 2024

By Dr Anirejuoritse Chima-Oduko & and Yusuf YusufariAs World Polio Day is being celebrated, the reemergence of polio in Gaza serves as a reminder polio anywhere is a threat everywhere and we all must call for sustained vigilance and effort for global eradication. There is a need for renewed commitment and global cooperation. Success stories, […]

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World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day: Translating Evidence to Action for Climate-Health Resilience

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 26, 2024

Sunday Oko and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) As the world grapples with escalating social, economic, and ecological challenges, the World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day (EBHC) is commemorated to raise awareness of the need to craft more data-informed healthcare policies to improve global health outcomes, as well as to share learnings from researchers, policymakers and healthcare professionals […]

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