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Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd November 2018
23 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd November 2018

Nigeria to vaccinate 26 million people in 2nd phase of biggest-ever yellow fever vaccination campaign. Malnutrition: FG Distributes 12,000 Cartons Of RUTF, Targets 88,000 Children In...

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“We are not the Future, We are the Present”: Key takeaways from #ICFP2018
22 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
“We are not the Future, We are the Present”: Key takeaways from #ICFP2018

The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) that took place in Kigali between the 12th – 15th November, 2018 in Rwanda brought to the forefront...

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State-led medical outreach programme boosts healthcare delivery in Kebbi State
20 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
State-led medical outreach programme boosts healthcare delivery in Kebbi State

Nigeria’s healthcare investment is grossly inadequate, and resources are overstretched. A little over N356 billion is allocated for healthcare in the 2018 budget. With a...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th November 2018
16 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th November 2018

Buhari signs bill establishing Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Lassa fever kills two, infects five in Edo, Ebonyi, Ondo. WHO cautions against misuse of antibiotics....

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New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception on the Rise in Nigeria
13 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception on the Rise in Nigeria

Over 2 million Unintended Pregnancies & 735,000 Unsafe Abortions Prevented Since July 2017 KIGALI, Rwanda, 12 November 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A groundbreaking international report...

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President Muhammadu Buhari signs bill for an act to establish the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
13 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
President Muhammadu Buhari signs bill for an act to establish the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

As a demonstration of his commitment to national health security, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Bill for...

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Time to think differently about healthcare financing: The #BrainGain4Naija Workshop
12 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Time to think differently about healthcare financing: The #BrainGain4Naija Workshop

How do you raise the funds you need to scale up a healthcare venture in Nigeria? How do health sector entrepreneurs attract investors and funders?...

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Notice: Launch of the AFRICAN HEALTHCARE PORTAL
12 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Notice: Launch of the AFRICAN HEALTHCARE PORTAL

The African Healthcare Portal (AHP) is an online platform designed to aggregate all the members of the African healthcare value chain into a single digital...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 November 2018
09 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 November 2018

Immunisation remains safe, free in Nigeria — NPHCDA. Buhari declares state of emergency on water, sanitation. HIV/AIDS: NAIIS completes survey in 16 states. FG to...

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The Joy Of Child Spacing While Giving Birth: One PHC’s Story
07 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Joy Of Child Spacing While Giving Birth: One PHC’s Story

Rijiyar Lemu Model Primary Health Center (PHC) along Kano – Katsina road on the outskirts of Kano city centre is unlike many other PHCs in...

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Accountability and Inclusiveness in the health sector: dRPC organizes retreats for Kano OGP
05 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Accountability and Inclusiveness in the health sector: dRPC organizes retreats for Kano OGP

As part of efforts to hold government accountable to its promises through enhanced inclusiveness, transparency and accountability in governance, the development Research and Projects Centre...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd November 2018
02 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd November 2018

NHIS Scandal: Buhari orders Executive Secretary Usman Yusuf to proceed on ‘administrative leave’. Doctors separate conjoined twins in Abuja. Nigerian govt inaugurates one year road...

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