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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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Five big issues at the International Conference of Midwives in Abuja
10 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Five big issues at the International Conference of Midwives in Abuja

  May 5 was this year’s International Day of the Midwife. To commemorate this day in Nigeria, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, UNFPA, the United Nations...

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Top Ten Health News, 06 May, 2016
06 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News, 06 May, 2016

Global Fund uncovers fraud in malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS grants to Nigeria. Office of the Inspector General Investigation in Nigeria. Nigerian govt directs hospitals to treat...

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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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