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Reality check:  Pictures from around Nigeria
23 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Reality check: Pictures from around Nigeria

We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and policy dialogues. We...

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Top Ten Health News: 19 February, 2016
19 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News: 19 February, 2016

Death of 25 Children: Lagos confirms outbreak of killer disease in Lekki. Health workers may resume strike tomorrow. Nigeria gets $290,000 health equipment from AfDB....

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Time for courage: Nigeria’s health security and the National Centre for Disease Control
16 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Time for courage: Nigeria’s health security and the National Centre for Disease Control

Nigeria defeated Ebola! That was the single story. No one asked about how the N1.9B released for the response was used. What institutional capacity had...

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Top Ten Health News: 12 February, 2016
12 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News: 12 February, 2016

Minister shocks Senate, disowns Health budget. Aisha Buhari, UNFPA/ UNICEF push against female genital mutilation. FG to Set up National Cancer Agency. Nigeria’s Health Minister ignores...

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Accountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria
09 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Accountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria

Editor: The National Summit on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) will take place in Abuja on February 16-18. The inaugural Summit will...

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Top Ten Health News: 05 February, 2016
05 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News: 05 February, 2016

Mosquito-transmitted Zika virus may spread to Nigeria. Zika Is the Next Front in the Mosquito Wars. Figures you won’t believe about Lassa fever. Nigeria Needs...

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Will the 2016 Health Budget fund the 2014 National Health Act?
02 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Will the 2016 Health Budget fund the 2014 National Health Act?

Editor: In this week’s piece Edwin Ikhuoria of ONE Campaign reviews the 2016 Budget Proposal for Health, highlighting its inherent gaps, especially in light of...

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Top Ten News on Health: 29 January, 2016
29 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News on Health: 29 January, 2016

FG marshals National Health Agenda – Minister. Health: Nigeria should learn from Ondo – Director, Chatham House. Combating diarrhea in Nigeria. Lagos State targets 4...

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Lack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria
26 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria

Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty and anxiety, and...

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Top Ten Health News: 22 January, 2016
22 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News: 22 January, 2016

NGF partners with Dangote Foundation, Gates Foundation, USAID in the fight against polio. IFC, IFHA II, Swiss Re and CIEL Healthcare Invest in Hygeia Nigeria...

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‘A Beautiful Mind – Opening up about Mental Health’ at Social Media Week Lagos
19 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
‘A Beautiful Mind – Opening up about Mental Health’ at Social Media Week Lagos

On February 26, 2016, Nigeria Health Watch will partner with Asktoks.com at a Masterclass during this year’s Social Media Week Lagos, to provoke rigorous discussion...

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Top Ten Health News: 15 January, 2016
15 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten Health News: 15 January, 2016

Patients flee as doctor of Lassa fever victims dies. Nigeria: FG Earmarks N140 Million to Fight Lassa Fever, Death Toll Hits 41. Lagos Assembly orders...

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