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Confronting Nigeria’s growing epidemic of heart disease
21 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Confronting Nigeria’s growing epidemic of heart disease

In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, guest writer, Cardiologist Oyere Onuma highlights the alarming increase in cases of heart disease and related illnesses in Nigeria,...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 June 2016
17 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 June 2016

LUTH Nurses begin indefinite strike. Ogun doctors declare indefinite strike. Unpaid Salaries: Ekiti medical doctors declare indefinite strike. Doctors strike disrupts services at UCH. In...

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How many Nigerians are living with HIV?
14 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
How many Nigerians are living with HIV?

This has been an increasingly controversial question recently. Understanding the burden of HIV in Nigeria is more important now than ever before, because, aside from...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 June 2016
10 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 June 2016

Nigeria’s Buhari ‘broke promise to end medical tourism’. NMA reacts to Buhari’s foreign medical trip, says Nigeria has ENT specialists to treat president. Resident doctors...

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Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team visits Abuja
07 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team visits Abuja

Reading Nigerian newspapers, or browsing the plethora of social media platforms, it is easy to think that the country is doomed. On some days, this...

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Top Ten News on Health, 03 June 2016
03 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News on Health, 03 June 2016

EFCC summons top officials of Nigeria’s health ministry. Workers shut down health ministry, raise the alarm over corruption, misconduct. FG to address health workers agitation...

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Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective
31 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective

The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and 28th of May in Geneva. It had a very heavy...

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Top Ten News on Health, 27 May 2016
27 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News on Health, 27 May 2016

$5m expired NACA drugs shock Reps. Who stole the HIV/AIDS money? Nigeria to establish N5bn World class medical research centre. Nigeria gets 34m tablets to...

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The Global Fund, Governance and the Shame of a Country
24 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Global Fund, Governance and the Shame of a Country

Gloria is a vibrant young lady who is “living positively” with HIV. She featured on our #OpenMoH radio show five months ago and shared with...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 20 May 2016
20 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20 May 2016

Nigeria not among African countries promoting health budget transparency – Report. FG Debunks Rumour of Outbreak of Steven Johnson’s Syndrome. NMA Backs FG On Deregulation...

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Special Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria
16 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Special Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria

In the week that a major announcement was made by WHO shortening the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the scientific community is coming together with health care...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 13 May 2016
13 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13 May 2016

Global Fund has not suspended funding for Nigeria – NACA. Nigeria disagrees with Global Fund over grants’ misapplication claim. FACT-CHECK: VP Osinbajo’s claim not true:...

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