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A weekly roundup of the most important health stories in Nigeria, alongside key global developments that influence national policy, financing, and service delivery. We highlight what happened, what it means, and what to watch next, with a focus on implications for the health system and population outcomes. This feature is part of our A Week in Health newsletter, sent every Friday. If you do not receive it, you can subscribe to stay updated.

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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th August 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 12, 2022

35 people infected as new virus hits China. PWDs demand domestication of Disability Act in Ebonyi. Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health. Nigeria may not meet 2030 global target of ending TB, $250b needed yearly to fight disease globally. 160 million people at risk of Yellow Fever in Nigeria -Official. Enugu Beats […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th August 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 5, 2022

Why Africa’s healthy life expectancy rose in two decades, by WHO. Nigeria number one in global malaria deaths – WHO report. Breastfeeding key to ensuring optimal health, food security. HIV: Nonchalance, Ignorance, TBAs, others threaten Nigeria’s efforts to end mother-to-child transmission. UK licenses 266 Nigerian doctors in two months. Hepatitis Day: Nasarawa Targets 124,000 Persons […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 29th July 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 29, 2022

WHO declares monkeypox public health emergency after 16,000 cases. 91m Africans infected with deadliest strains of Hepatitis, says WHO. NCDC Probes Mystery Illness In Delta. AIDS pandemic took a life every minute in 2021 –UNAIDS. We Need To Regulate Fertility — FG. ANALYSIS: Citizens groan amid underfunding of Nigeria’s health sector. Babies conceived through IVF […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd July 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 22, 2022

Marburg Virus: NCDC issues guidelines. Nigeria govt set to develop Lassa Fever vaccine. FG  Urged to Strengthen Health Security with Universal Coverage. Lagos shuts 19 drug stores over poor standard. Making Health A Political Agenda, Human Resources Central To National Health Security — Stakeholders. FG begins implementation of five-year NSOANP in National Hospital, others. FG […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th July 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 15, 2022

Post COVID-19 Assessment: Stakeholders brainstorm on ways to decentralise health security in Nigeria. Nigeria loses over $2bn annually to medical tourism —Association. CSOs set to launch report on PHC service delivery in Nigeria. World population to reach 8 billion by November – UN. Report: 121m unintended pregnancies occur globally each year. FG under moral burden […]

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