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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

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Encouraging results from a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa vaccine candidate published in New England Journal of Medicine

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 6, 2025

One dose elicits robust and long-lasting immune responses in healthy adults in the U.S. and Liberia Key takeaways: NEW YORK, NY – November 6, 2025 – Findings from a first-in-human, Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa virus (LASV) vaccine candidate published today in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that one dose of […]

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Global Health Leaders Unite in Bogotá to Confront Rights and Funding Challenges

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 29, 2025

The world’s largest sexual and reproductive health conference, ICFP 2025, will spotlightevidence-based solutions advancing access, equity, and autonomy worldwide. Amid the biggest crossroads for reproductive rights in a generation, world leaders, researchers, and advocates will converge in Bogotá for the Seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025) — the world’s largest convening on family […]

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Nigeria Health Watch, Premium Times and Punch to Host Webinar on Investing in Health in a Limited Fiscal Space

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 23, 2025

As Nigeria strives to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and strengthen its health system, the need for sustainable, domestically driven health financing has never been more urgent. To sustain national dialogue and build on recent reforms, Nigeria Health Watch, in partnership with Premium Times and The Punch, is convening a high-level webinar themed “Investing in […]

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Nigeria Health Watch to host the First Solutions Journalism Africa Summit

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 20, 2025

For decades, media coverage of Africa has been dominated by a narrow and often negative lens, focusing largely on poverty, hunger, corruption, and conflict. While these issues exist, they have too often overshadowed the continent’s diverse realities and thriving innovations. According to Africa No Filter, Africa loses up to $4.2 billion annually due to unrepresentative […]

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DRASA Health Trust Marks 10 Years of Impact With Bold Vision for the Future

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 6, 2025

Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of developing Health Champions, supporting Nigeria’s health systems, and carrying forward the legacy of Nigeria’s Ebola heroine, Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh. The Anniversary event is scheduled to hold in Abuja, Nigeria and online, on Monday, 20th October, 2025, from 9:00 […]

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