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Have we, the Citizens, done our Part?
31 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Have we, the Citizens, done our Part?

Have we, the Citizens, done our Part? It is a period of election in Nigeria. Vote counting is going on all across the country, and...

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On World TB Day, there is little to celebrate in Nigeria
24 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
On World TB Day, there is little to celebrate in Nigeria

As the Ebola epidemic in West Africa slows and falls away from the headlines, there is a temptation to view this outbreak as an isolated...

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A Health Innovation Challenge for Nigeria’s Healthcare Space
10 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Health Innovation Challenge for Nigeria’s Healthcare Space

While the experience of the average Nigerian with several sectors of the economy has evolved through the use of technology over the past decade, there...

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Do APC and PDP care about the Health of Nigerians?
03 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Do APC and PDP care about the Health of Nigerians?

As we approach the new date for the presidential elections, we decided to use the additional time provided by the postponement to scrutinize the two...

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A new Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti, brings Hope to the World Health Organisation in Africa
24 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
A new Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti, brings Hope to the World Health Organisation in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently appointed Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti as the new Regional Director for WHO’s Africa Region (WHO AFRO) succeeding Dr Luis...

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Hajia Fatima Muhammad – Working to improve the Lives of Women in Northern Nigeria
17 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Hajia Fatima Muhammad – Working to improve the Lives of Women in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world with 560 women dying for every 100,000 live births. Although there has been...

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What Changes will the new National Health Act bring?
10 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
What Changes will the new National Health Act bring?

Last week, in anticipation of the now postponed Nigerian presidential elections on February 14th, we organized a 3 hour tweetathon, focusing on health, which has...

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Putting Health on the Agenda of the Nigerian Elections: a Call to Action
03 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Putting Health on the Agenda of the Nigerian Elections: a Call to Action

It’s election season in Nigeria, and the volume of the debates online and offline are reaching a deafening pitch. Interestingly the focus of most of...

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Déjà vu – Claims of HIV Cures and re-treading old Ground
27 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Déjà vu – Claims of HIV Cures and re-treading old Ground

By Ike Anya A few days ago while in Abuja, I was surprised to hear the news presenter announce that a Federal High Court had...

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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the six-year Journey from Ibadan to Lokoja
20 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the six-year Journey from Ibadan to Lokoja

By Chizoba Wonodi Nigeria launched the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its childhood immunization schedule in Lokoja, on December 22nd 2014. PCV...

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How strikes are killing the Public Healthcare Sector and why it may be difficult to reclaim
13 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
How strikes are killing the Public Healthcare Sector and why it may be difficult to reclaim

An interesting scenario played out in 2014. After a strike that lasted about two months, all resident doctors in Nigeria were sacked; the strike was...

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Person of the Year
30 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Person of the Year

We rarely have much to celebrate in the health sector, and broadly this is still the case. The fundamental reform that the sector requires to...

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