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Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st September 2018
21 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st September 2018

Gates: Nigeria needs lot of work to address malnutrition in the North. Global Fund Accuses TB Network of misappropriating N20m workers’ salary. President Buhari to...

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Will Nigeria’s STEPwise Survey change the narrative around NCDs?
19 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Will Nigeria’s STEPwise Survey change the narrative around NCDs?

Editor’s Note: Ahead of the 3rd UN High-level meeting on non-communicable diseases holding on September 27th in New York, Staff Writer Chibuike Alagboso highlights the prevalence of non-communicable...

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Strengthening Health Security through Field Epidemiology – Key messages from the 2018 NCDC/NFELTP Conference
14 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Strengthening Health Security through Field Epidemiology – Key messages from the 2018 NCDC/NFELTP Conference

Since 2016, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP) have every year, hosted an annual...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th September 2018
14 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th September 2018

Nigeria confirms link to UK monkeypox outbreak. Nigerian government unveils project to improve storage in health facilities. How US is partnering Nigeria to strengthen health...

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Re: Monkeypox Cases in the United Kingdom
12 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Re: Monkeypox Cases in the United Kingdom

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the United Kingdom (UK), in patients with a recent...

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Identify and Report: How grassroots informants accelerated the end of polio in Niger state
11 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Identify and Report: How grassroots informants accelerated the end of polio in Niger state

The streets of Masaga district in the northern part of Bida local government area of Niger state were adorned with a colourful display of varying...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th September 2018
07 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th September 2018

FG Approves N6trn National Health Plan. GAVI extends vaccine support till 2028. NMA gives FG ultimatum to re-constitute MDCN council. CS-SUNN Calls for Action to...

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Ageing but not infirm: Getting Geriatric care right in Nigeria
06 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Ageing but not infirm: Getting Geriatric care right in Nigeria

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Editorial Assistant Beti Baiye. She explores the world of geriatric care in Nigeria...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st August 2018
31 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st August 2018

Nigeria’s Polio laboratories pass another round of accreditation exercise. Donors provide 95% of HIV/AIDS funding in Nigeria –NACA DG. Fresh Crisis rocks NHIS; Governing Council...

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Patients’ Bill of Rights; Game Changer or Another Policy Paper?
29 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Patients’ Bill of Rights; Game Changer or Another Policy Paper?

Beep… beep. Beep…beep…beep! Multiple text and WhatsApp notifications all from the same unfamiliar source. It is late, so I frown with more than a little...

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Can community organisations lead in taking sexual health education to rural areas?
27 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Can community organisations lead in taking sexual health education to rural areas?

As the nation’s seat of power, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is usually associated with splendour. This opinion about the city is often formed by...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th August 2018
24 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th August 2018

Ebola cases in DR Congo jump to 103. 33 children die of acute malnutrition in Bama IDP camp — MSF. NURHI Introduces Life Planning for...

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