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Top Ten Health News Items in 2016
23 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News Items in 2016

Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014. Lassa Fever Outbreak: 41 Nigerians killed in 10 states – Minister. Full impact...

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Press Release on activities of the NCDC towards mitigating Lassa fever in Nigeria
23 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Press Release on activities of the NCDC towards mitigating Lassa fever in Nigeria

Lassa Fever: we are better prepared but there is no magic bullet On 20th December 2016, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed a...

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Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 21st December, 2016
21 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 21st December, 2016

Nursing Officer, Kleinburg Medical Center, Lagos, deadline 22nd December, 2016. Details here Mental Health Counselor, Médecins Sans Frontières, Yobe, Borno, deadline 25th December, 2016. Details...

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The Elephant in the Room: Nigeria’s population growth crisis
21 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Elephant in the Room: Nigeria’s population growth crisis

There have been many salient issues that we at Nigeria Health Watch have drawn to our audience’s attention in the span of 2016. As the...

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United Nations General Assembly To Convene Historic High-Level Meeting on TB with Heads of State
19 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
United Nations General Assembly To Convene Historic High-Level Meeting on TB with Heads of State

15 December 2016 – Geneva, Switzerland – Following a campaign launched by Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, Chair of the Stop TB Partnership Board and Minister of...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16 December 2016
16 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16 December 2016

Full impact of devastated health services in north-eastern Nigeria revealed by WHO report. New WHO Country Representative formally assumes duties in Nigeria. Global Fund to...

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Can the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria?
14 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Can the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria?

Iruka Okeke is at the University of Ibadan. She writes this week about the progress made in the world of laboratory medicine in the last...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 December 2016
09 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 December 2016

Humanitarian emergency directors call for US$1 billion to meet the needs of 6.9 million people in Nigeria’s North East. Reps stop NHIS’s funds release to...

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Has the Nigerian patient been “Failed by Angels?”
08 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Has the Nigerian patient been “Failed by Angels?”

This week in Abuja the Centre for the Right to Health (CRH) will hold the premiere of an advocacy documentary, “Failed by Angels,” which highlights...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 02 December 2016
02 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 02 December 2016

FG launches Guidelines For HIV/AIDS Prevention. World AIDS Day: US donates $400m, urges FG To invest in health. 800 Nigerians die daily from Malaria, says...

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Press Address on Medical Negligence in Nigeria & Non-Compliance to the National Health Act 2014
30 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Press Address on Medical Negligence in Nigeria & Non-Compliance to the National Health Act 2014

PRESS ADDRESS ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN NIGERIA AND NON- COMPLIANCE TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 2014. FIRST NIGERIAN MEDICAL LAW SUMMIT Gentlemen of the Press,...

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Re-Positioning the NHIS for Success: A To-Do List for the Executive Secretary
30 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Re-Positioning the NHIS for Success: A To-Do List for the Executive Secretary

Editor’s Note: Dr. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe is Lead Consultant at Health Ethics and Law Consulting, a health law and policy firm, which provides cutting edge legal...

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