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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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Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st February 2020
21 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st February 2020

No Nigerian in China infected with Covid-19 – Official. WHO, UNICEF rank Nigeria poor in child survival index. World Bank approves $2.2b loans for Nigeria;...

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Our bleeding wound: Are Nigeria’s doctors justified for leaving? OpEd
19 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Our bleeding wound: Are Nigeria’s doctors justified for leaving? OpEd

Editor’s Note: A U.S news politics report that recently trended online showed how Nigerian immigrants have carved a niche in the United States as highly...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th February 2020
14 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th February 2020

Nigeria gets 3 centres to test for coronavirus. NGF, state health commissioners strategise on primary healthcare. Nigeria, Ivory Coast to get $20m Safe Birth Initiative....

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Our Love, In Sickness and In Health
13 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Our Love, In Sickness and In Health

Editor’s Note: Ahead of Valentine’s Day on February 14, Nigeria Health Watch Social Media Analyst Michael Atima weaves a tale of romance that takes a...

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