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As elections draw close – where are Nigerian CSOs in advocacy and policy?
03 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
As elections draw close – where are Nigerian CSOs in advocacy and policy?

We have offered our Tuesday blog this week to Florida Uzoaru, an independent public health consultant. She reflects on some tough questions about the advocacy role of civil...

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Ignore your heart, at your own risk
27 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Ignore your heart, at your own risk

This blog post is the result of the first of a series of joint polls by the NOIPolls team and the EpiAFRIC team. NOI Polls is...

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A tangled web: the complicated ethics of medical referrals from Nigeria to India
20 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
A tangled web: the complicated ethics of medical referrals from Nigeria to India

This thought-provoking piece was contributed by Ifeanyi Nsofor who has just joined the NHW team. Pls share it with every one you know….its worth thinking...

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Health events worth attending: 2nd Clinical Trial Summit in Nigeria
14 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Health events worth attending: 2nd Clinical Trial Summit in Nigeria

The Association for Good Clinical Practice in Nigeria (AGCPN) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Association Control (NAFDAC) invite you to the 2nd...

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Spread of polio from Pakistan leads WHO to declare public health emergency; is Nigeria next?
13 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Spread of polio from Pakistan leads WHO to declare public health emergency; is Nigeria next?

In recent years, the threat of polio has risen in Pakistan, where Taliban militants have targeted health workers administering the vaccine. When the Nigerian President...

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An inconvenient truth about WEFA, the economy and health
07 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
An inconvenient truth about WEFA, the economy and health

This article was written from home, as most residents of Abuja have been asked not to go to work to ensure the safe deliberation of...

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#BringBackOurDaughters
03 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
#BringBackOurDaughters

This piece was contributed by Ifeanyi Nsofor. Ifeanyi is a public health physician, working for EpiAfric, in Abuja, Nigeria.  Lately in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city,...

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The passing of the HIV and AIDS Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill
25 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
The passing of the HIV and AIDS Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill

When the Nigerian National Assembly passed the HIV and AIDS Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill, we could no think of any one better to offer a...

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In search of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control
22 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
In search of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control

Earlier this year, we wrote a blog wondering aloud about the N701Million (USD5M) allocated to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that year. We...

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Rumors of Ebola in Nigeria: the blind leading the blind?
08 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Rumors of Ebola in Nigeria: the blind leading the blind?

The piece below was contributed by Anja Choon, who is joining the Nigeria Health Watch Team. The Ebola outbreak in parts of West Africa is...

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On World TB Day – what we should know and do
28 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
On World TB Day – what we should know and do

The World TB Day passed quietly in Nigeria. The government probably prefers it this way. Nigeria is among the 22 high TB burden countries in...

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Are we really seeing a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in Nigeria?
10 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Are we really seeing a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in Nigeria?

Over the past few months, there have been various reports in the media about a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in Nigeria. This has...

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