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Caesarean Sections in Nigeria – Thoughts, Belief Systems and Perceptions
29 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Caesarean Sections in Nigeria – Thoughts, Belief Systems and Perceptions

Editor’s Note: If you bring up the topic of Caesarean Sections in many discussion circles, there is a likelihood you will encounter widely differing opinions....

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COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Hybrid Approach is Needed - OpEd
28 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Hybrid Approach is Needed - OpEd

The 2014 Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa wreaked havoc on a number of already fragile states — Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of...

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Final Communique: EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
24 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Final Communique: EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

With a view to coordinating and strengthening the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019, otherwise known as COVID-19 in West Africa, the Heads of State...

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The call for safe practices during Ramadan: COVID-19 Nigeria
23 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
The call for safe practices during Ramadan: COVID-19 Nigeria

Editor’s Note: The month of Ramadan begins on the 24th April, 2020, and it is a festival of community, family, and corporate prayers. In light...

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Start where you are: Lessons on community-led COVID-19 relief efforts
20 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Start where you are: Lessons on community-led COVID-19 relief efforts

By Dr. Ron Ikpe (Guest Writer) It was a Wednesday morning just like any other, the date was the 13th of March 2019. They all...

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Courage, Community, Care: How I defeated COVID-19 - Manny Asika
18 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Courage, Community, Care: How I defeated COVID-19 - Manny Asika

Editor’s Note: Emmanuel “Manny” Asika spent 10 days at the Isolation Centre in the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Yaba, Lagos. An IT professional who...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th April 2020
17 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th April 2020

Buhari extends lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja by 14 days. COVID-19: EU donates N21bn to Nigeria. FG plans isolation centres at borders, 4,000 tests daily....

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Handwashing - A Lifesaver Too Many Have Had to Live Without: OpEd
15 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Handwashing - A Lifesaver Too Many Have Had to Live Without: OpEd

By Dr. Adaeze Oreh (Guest Writer) Two million, sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred people — that is the number of persons currently infected with the new coronavirus as...

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Stronger Together: How Big Business is helping Nigeria combat #COVID19
14 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Stronger Together: How Big Business is helping Nigeria combat #COVID19

Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) All around us, we see and hear of how individuals and businesses are pitching in to help in...

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COVID-19 : Xcene Calls for Increased Levels of Research and Innovation
11 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
COVID-19 : Xcene Calls for Increased Levels of Research and Innovation

Against the backdrop of the outbreak of global coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, African leading contract research organization, Xcene research, has called for increased medical research and...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th April 2020
10 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th April 2020

Coronavirus fight: Chinese experts arrive Nigeria, to remain in quarantine for 14 days. World Bank releases $82m support to strengthen Nigerian public health response. What...

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Mind over COVID19: Simple tips to protect your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak
10 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Mind over COVID19: Simple tips to protect your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak

In the past three months, millions of people around the globe have been urged to stay home and take various steps to protect themselves from...

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