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Nigeria Health Watch and Connected Development launch report on Primary Health Care and service delivery in Kano State
21 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Health Watch and Connected Development launch report on Primary Health Care and service delivery in Kano State

21 January, 2019 | Kano – Nigeria Health Watch and Connected Development launch report on primary healthcare and service delivery in Kano State Nigeria Health...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th January 2020
17 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th January 2020

Nigeria Announces Three New Laboratories For Yellow Fever, Measles and Rubella. ‘No shortcuts to a healthier world’: WHO chief sets out health priorities for the...

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Mind Over Matter: Improving Mental Health among Nigerian Men
15 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Mind Over Matter: Improving Mental Health among Nigerian Men

Editor’s Note: Mental Health is an incredibly misunderstood issue in Nigeria, as it is in most parts of the world. In this week’s Thought Leadership...

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Lemonade from lemons: Survivor stands strong to end rape in Nigeria
13 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lemonade from lemons: Survivor stands strong to end rape in Nigeria

One of the messages people circulate on social media and across the popular messaging platform WhatsApp is “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. The...

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UHC: Nigeria’s Political Will, a Catalyst!
09 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
UHC: Nigeria’s Political Will, a Catalyst!

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership opinion piece comes from Dr. Uchenna Ewelike, a Senior Health Economist. He re-echo’s the importance of Universal Health Coverage...

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Nigeria’s maternity wards go digital to audit births
07 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria’s maternity wards go digital to audit births

When Dr. Bello Olubenga started out his career as a gynaecologist at Maitama District Hospital in Abuja, helping mothers deliver healthy babies was his biggest...

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2020 Vision: A call to great exploits in Nigeria’s health sector
03 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
2020 Vision: A call to great exploits in Nigeria’s health sector

A new year is here, the end of one decade and the beginning of another, depending on where you place your marker. The year that...

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The Men who Change Diapers: Men’s antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos
30 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Men who Change Diapers: Men’s antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos

There are so many stories of giving birth in Nigeria. From good to not so great. These stories come from people in all classes of...

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Top Ten Health News Items in 2019
27 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News Items in 2019

Buhari rolls out Basic Health Care Provision Fund. Immunisation: FG, Bill Gates Foundation Sign $75m Financing Agreement. The road to NAIIS: UNAIDS’ role in better...

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When Gavi came to visit Nigeria
25 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
When Gavi came to visit Nigeria

A welcome visit from Gavi As 2019 wound down to its close and holiday plans were being made, arrangements were also being made for a high-level...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th December 2019
20 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th December 2019

Forbes Names PharmAccess among Top 50 Brands in Nigeria. Cholera cases drop 60% globally, as Nigeria records significant progress – WHO. Reps lament brain drain...

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#UHCDay2019: Is Nigeria’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund Leaving No One Behind?
18 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
#UHCDay2019: Is Nigeria’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund Leaving No One Behind?

Editor’s Note: For UHC Day on December 12th, The Nigeria Health Watch team in partnership with Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI), held a Community...

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