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Call for Freelance Writers: Torchlight Africa Series
17 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Call for Freelance Writers: Torchlight Africa Series

About Torchlight Africa In 2018, Nigeria Health Watch launched its Solutions Journalism series, known as Torchlight Series. The series are articles that go beyond reports...

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Partnerships for better nutrition in Kaduna State: The Alive & Thrive Model
16 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Partnerships for better nutrition in Kaduna State: The Alive & Thrive Model

Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45% of all deaths of under-five children, and Nigeria has the second highest burden of stunted children...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th March 2020
13 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th March 2020

WHO declares Coronavirus a pandemic. N6.7trn needed for 2nd National Health Plan — FG. Over 3.4 million persons vaccinated against Yellow Fever in Rivers State....

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Breathe In, Breathe Out: Nigeria’s Air Quality a Silent Health Hazard
12 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Breathe In, Breathe Out: Nigeria’s Air Quality a Silent Health Hazard

Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership Piece, Nigeria Health Watch Programme Coordinator Patience Adejo explores the state of Nigeria’s air quality, how it affects...

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I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
09 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights

STATEMENT ISSUED BY A COALITION OF WOMEN IN PACFaH@SCALE PROJECT DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE ON SUNDAY MARCH 8, TO COMMEMORATE THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th March 2020
06 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th March 2020

Coronavirus: Buhari lauds Dangote Foundation’s N200 Million donation. Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 11 new deaths – NCDC. Nigeria to be certified polio-free by June 2020...

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Elevate Women’s Voices: Nigeria’s health sector must become #EachforEqual – IWD2020
05 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Elevate Women’s Voices: Nigeria’s health sector must become #EachforEqual – IWD2020

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day marked annually on March 8, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women — while also marking...

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Getting to 100 percent: Enugu’s fight to maintain its polio free status
02 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Getting to 100 percent: Enugu’s fight to maintain its polio free status

Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state announced the commencement...

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29th February 2020| PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY TO NIGERIANS ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (#4)
29 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
29th February 2020| PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY TO NIGERIANS ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (#4)

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a new strain of the virus that has not been previously identified in humans. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th February 2020
28 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th February 2020

Nigeria records first Coronavirus case. COVID19: NCDC Deploys Rapid Response Teams To Lagos. Lagos tracks contacts of index case of Coronavirus. Orji: NSIA Intervention in...

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Midwives are a lifeline for better maternal health, Nigeria must invest in them: OpEd
27 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Midwives are a lifeline for better maternal health, Nigeria must invest in them: OpEd

Editor’s Note: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and The Midwife. In this Thought Leadership...

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Empathy, sacrifice and resolve: One centre making a dent in kidney care in Lagos State
25 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Empathy, sacrifice and resolve: One centre making a dent in kidney care in Lagos State

Like other students, Chidozie had visions of what to do after graduating as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Getting a placement for his internship and earning...

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