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UniPort Teaching Hospital ensures safe deliveries and immunisation despite COVID-19
21 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
UniPort Teaching Hospital ensures safe deliveries and immunisation despite COVID-19

After six months of anxiety, panic and unrest as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical doctors at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital...

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0800 800 2000: She Writes Woman Mental Health Initiative launches TOLL-FREE mental health helpline
21 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
0800 800 2000: She Writes Woman Mental Health Initiative launches TOLL-FREE mental health helpline

In light of increased emotional and psychological distress brought about my COVID-19, the ensuing lockdown and the broader socioeconomic consequences, leading organisation that gives mental...

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Top Ten News Items on  Health, 16th October 2020
16 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th October 2020

Nigerian govt launches new platform to reduce maternal mortality. COVID-19: NCDC advises EndSARS protesters to be mindful of virus. UNICEF takes hand-washing campaign to IDPs...

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The Disease of Violence: Police brutality as a public health emergency in Nigeria
14 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Disease of Violence: Police brutality as a public health emergency in Nigeria

Editor’s Note: In the wake of the #EndSARS protests that have rocked several Nigerian cities, we at Nigeria Health Watch take a look at some...

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Taking ownership: Women in Jigawa community fund emergency transportation for pregnant women
12 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Taking ownership: Women in Jigawa community fund emergency transportation for pregnant women

“My husband and I have always known that I would deliver at the hospital,” says Azeema Hussaini, 25, while sitting on a bed in a...

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Top Ten News Items on  Health, 9th October 2020
09 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th October 2020

Nigeria rolls out 10-year plan of achieving Universal Health Coverage. COVID-19: FG releases fresh guidelines for schools reopening nationwide.  NCDC D-G, NAPPSA President, discuss future...

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World Sight Day 2020: Shell, JV partners come together to give #HopeInSight
09 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Sight Day 2020: Shell, JV partners come together to give #HopeInSight

By Beti Baiye and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) The trip from Yenagoa was short and uneventful. We arrived the community town hall before our hosts...

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AVADAR: How digital health fast-tracked Nigeria’s drive to eradicate polio
05 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
AVADAR: How digital health fast-tracked Nigeria’s drive to eradicate polio

Polio, a contagious disease caused by the poliomyelitis virus is transmitted primarily when stool from someone infected contaminates foods, drinks or water sources. It invades...

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New support and guidance available to health procurement professionals in the public sector in Nigeria
05 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
New support and guidance available to health procurement professionals in the public sector in Nigeria

NIGERIA / AGILITYPR.NEWS / September 16, 2020 /New support and guidance available to health procurement professionals in the public sector in Nigeria to improve health...

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ACEGID in Ede: Science Capacity evolving in Nigeria from an unusual Location
03 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
ACEGID in Ede: Science Capacity evolving in Nigeria from an unusual Location

When will the COVID-19 pandemic be over? Will life return to how it was before COVID-19 disrupted it? These questions probably run through every person’s...

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Top Ten News Items on  Health, 2nd October 2020
02 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd October 2020

 60 years after, qualitative healthcare still a dream. NCDC Donates Treatment Centre to Federal Capital Territory for Management of Cases. What does “#TAKERESPONSIBILITY” mean for...

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World Heart Day: Coalition calls for concerted effort to eliminate trans fats in Nigeria
30 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Heart Day: Coalition calls for concerted effort to eliminate trans fats in Nigeria

As part of events marking this year’s World Heart Day, the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), have...

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