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As the Health Minister’s 10,000 PHC transformation agenda starts, we urge him to keep primary health care under ONE roof
03 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
As the Health Minister’s 10,000 PHC transformation agenda starts, we urge him to keep primary health care under ONE roof

We are in May. Later this month we will mark one year into the tenure of the Buhari administration, a quarter of its four-year mandate....

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Top Ten Health News, 29 April, 2016
29 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 29 April, 2016

Global Fund wrestles with concerns about grant performance and risks in the Nigeria portfolio. No Nigerian will die from malaria related illness from 2020 –...

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Stronger together – increasing effectiveness of advocacy in the Nigerian health sector
27 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Stronger together – increasing effectiveness of advocacy in the Nigerian health sector

The room was almost full at 8 a.m., as advocates, leaders of civil society organisations and senior government officials gathered in Abuja to learn from...

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Top Ten Health News, 22 April 2016
22 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 22 April 2016

El-Rufai shuts down Government House clinic, orders staff to use public hospital. Health funding could stop in Nigeria, Bill Gates warns. Nigeria vaccine bill to...

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Making our Voices Count: Active Citizenship for Health
20 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Making our Voices Count: Active Citizenship for Health

We can see from other sectors in Nigeria, how active citizenship is driving change. From the elections, to the increased responsiveness of government in various...

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Top Ten Health News, 15 April, 2016
15 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 15 April, 2016

Nigeria has lowest (per capita) health budget in Africa. $274m Needed For Polio Campaign. ‘185 Of 1,000 Births Die Before 5th Birthday In Kaduna’. Government...

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Ten Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health
12 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Ten Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health

It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure in office. Since...

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Top Ten Health News, 08 April 2016
08 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 08 April 2016

1.6m Nigerians live with diabetes as disease kills over 40,000. FG halts importation of treated mosquito nets, sets guidelines for pharmaceutical products. Resident doctors to...

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Top Ten Health News, 01 April 2016
01 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 01 April 2016

FG, World Bank review intervention gains in health sector. NACA unveils Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Law. Ebola in West Africa no longer a global threat- WHO....

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Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016
25 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016

Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 National Assembly wants special funding for health‎ in 2017 Budget. Government pledges increased funding for TB control. Malnutrition:...

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On World Tuberculosis Day – Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic
22 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
On World Tuberculosis Day – Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic

March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract term. But, why would...

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Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016
18 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016

Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016 AU approves Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control as regional hub. Nigeria plans to block outbound medical tourism. FG...

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