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WAHO and Nigeria CDC team up to conduct a Yellow Fever Simulation Exercise in Lagos
12 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
WAHO and Nigeria CDC team up to conduct a Yellow Fever Simulation Exercise in Lagos

The West African Health Organization (WAHO), in its efforts to contribute to the capacity building of ECOWAS Member States in the area of preparedness and...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th March 2018
09 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th March 2018

WHO earmarks $178 million on health issues in Nigeria for 2 years. Osinbajo, GAVI delegation discuss Nigeria’s healthcare system. Experts call for legal framework, improved funding for...

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#FeedNaijaPikin: Moving the malnutrition movement from advocacy to action
08 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
#FeedNaijaPikin: Moving the malnutrition movement from advocacy to action

Agwa; Eforiro; Acha; Ikire; Yalo; Anyara; Bitter leaf, Millet… the list is endless. No, this is not a cooking class and we are not about...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd March 2018
02 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd March 2018

Lassa fever cases rise to 317 –NCDC. NMA locks down all health facilities in Kogi. UNICEF revs up efforts to save over 17m Nigerian children from stunting. N10...

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NCDC Intensifies Response to the Lassa Fever Outbreak
01 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
NCDC Intensifies Response to the Lassa Fever Outbreak

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has intensified its response to the Lassa Fever outbreak as the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases from...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd February 2018
23 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd February 2018

ECOWAS opens Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control in Abuja. Nigeria ranked 11th highest on newborn deaths —UNICEF Report. National Hospital receives second cancer treatment machine. Meningitis...

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Lessons from Kenya: from Research to Nation Building
23 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lessons from Kenya: from Research to Nation Building

Editor’s Note: Last week Nigeria Health Watch Team members Ada Ezeokoli, Chibuike Alagboso and Bashar Abubakar were in Kenya to participate in the 8th KEMRI...

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ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control starts operations
22 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control starts operations

The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has announced the historic launch of the West Africa Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control Headquarters in Abuja,...

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World is failing newborn babies, says UNICEF
20 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
World is failing newborn babies, says UNICEF

Situation in Nigeria is improving but progress is very slow Global deaths of newborn babies remain alarmingly high, particularly among the world’s poorest countries, UNICEF...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16 February 2018
16 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16 February 2018

Over 90% of Nigerians not captured by NHIS. Nigerian medical council inducts 249 foreign trained graduates. Malnutrition of Children Under Five Years Worsens, Says UNICEF. WHO moves to...

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Am I my brother’s keeper? Why Universal Health Coverage begins with You
14 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Am I my brother’s keeper? Why Universal Health Coverage begins with You

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Obinnia Abajue, CEO Hygeia HMO Limited, a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) based in Lagos. The article...

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Love Wisely, Share Love not HIV!!!
14 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love Wisely, Share Love not HIV!!!

Press Release by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) The Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Sani...

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