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A Silent Threat: Impact of Climate Change on Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria
14 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Silent Threat: Impact of Climate Change on Life Expectancy Rate in Nigeria

‘The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health has been a footnote in climate discussions,” Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 May 2024
10 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 May 2024

FG Working Towards Zero-malaria Target – Minister. Bauchi loses children to severe acute malnutrition. Adamawa Govt confirms 42 deaths in fresh measles outbreak. Safe Motherhood...

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Hand Hygiene Day 2024: Water Shortages in Nigerian Communities Could Undermine WASH Efforts
09 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Hand Hygiene Day 2024: Water Shortages in Nigerian Communities Could Undermine WASH Efforts

Hadiza Mohammed and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) It is generally accepted that water is life, yet basic access to water resources, especially in rural communities...

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Meet the 2024 Solutions Journalism Africa Mentors
03 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Meet the 2024 Solutions Journalism Africa Mentors

Since the commencement of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative (SJAI) in Nigeria in late 2021, newsrooms and journalists have understood the importance of balancing their...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 3 May 2024
03 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3 May 2024

Polio: Getting Certified Is Not The End Of The Job – UNICEF. Nigeria still has the highest burden of children born with HIV — NACA...

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Leading the Charge: Nigeria’s Milestone in Meningitis Vaccination.
02 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Leading the Charge: Nigeria’s Milestone in Meningitis Vaccination.

Tzar Oluigbo and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) Vaccines are by far one of the greatest inventions known to mankind, making it possible to eradicate diseases...

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World Malaria Day 2024:  What Hope Does the Malaria Vaccination Hold for Nigeria?
29 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Malaria Day 2024:  What Hope Does the Malaria Vaccination Hold for Nigeria?

Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers)

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 26 April 2024
26 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26 April 2024

Kano Assembly passes bill to establish Centre for Disease Control. NCDC investigates as mysterious illness breaks out in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara. Vaccination against human papillomavirus...

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Achieving Healthcare Reform in Nigeria — Learning from PharmAccess’ Initiatives
25 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Achieving Healthcare Reform in Nigeria — Learning from PharmAccess’ Initiatives

Njide Ndili (Guest writer) Nigeria’s health indices remain an issue of concern. The life expectancy rate is one of the lowest in the world, maternal...

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Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector
22 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector

The Nigerian health sector is severely underfunded. Each budget year, the majority of health advocates lament the federal government’s inability to meet the Abuja Declaration’s...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 18 April 2024
19 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 18 April 2024

C’ Rivers has 849 non-functional PHCs, commissioner reveals. Health workers’ capacity training will reduce migration – NPHCDA. NCDC convenes emergency meeting as unknown illness hits...

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