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Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd September 2023
22 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd September 2023

Maternal health: A transformative approach for safer child birth. Anambra targets 2.6m children for polio vaccination. Cervical Cancer: Adamawa State Commences Vaccination. FG develops first...

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Prioritising Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria: An Imperative for Brighter Futures
20 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Prioritising Maternal Nutrition in Nigeria: An Imperative for Brighter Futures

Editor’s note: A healthy future starts with a healthy baby, and a healthy baby starts with a healthy mother. In this thought leadership piece, Olubunmi...

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Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The SHI Response
18 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The SHI Response

Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In 2016, Dr. Oluwakemisola Agoyi and Dr. Roland Ojo witnessed the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and community-based birth attendants (TBAs...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th September 2023
15 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th September 2023

Nigeria Records 55% Drop In Malaria Deaths — WHO. FG committed to achieving 27% contraceptive prevalence rate by 2024 – Official. FG Sets Up Task...

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World Suicide Prevention Day 2023: Creating Hope Through Action
14 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023: Creating Hope Through Action

Kenneth Ibe and Samuel Gada (Lead Writers) In a video that went viral on social media recently, a Lagos socialite known as Mrs Salome* parked...

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Nigeria’s 2023 Joint External Evaluation: Progress in the Right Direction
12 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria’s 2023 Joint External Evaluation: Progress in the Right Direction

Oguntola Ibukun and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) ­Nigeria, like many other African nations with similar complexities, has had its fair share of challenges in responding...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th September 2023
08 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th September 2023

FG Set To Increase Funding, Arrest Brain Drain In Health Sector – Prof Pate. Stakeholders urge govt to subsidize hepatitis treatment. Inadequate access to care...

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Making Happiness Local: How a Project is Improving Access to Mental Healthcare in Imo State
06 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Making Happiness Local: How a Project is Improving Access to Mental Healthcare in Imo State

“Do you know that there’s only one psychiatrist in the whole of Imo State?” — This was a line in a post published by Onyekachi Onumara on...

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World Sexual Health Day 2023- Let’s Talk Sexual Health, Consent, and Everything in Between for Adolescents and Young People
04 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Sexual Health Day 2023- Let’s Talk Sexual Health, Consent, and Everything in Between for Adolescents and Young People

Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Editor’s Note: It is a commonly known truth that our lives are inextricably linked to our bodies,...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 1 September 2023
01 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 1 September 2023

Appraise, strengthen ailing healthcare system, AMSN tasks Pate. Nigeria to introduce HPV vaccines to protect girls against cervical cancer. UNICEF Reiterates Commitment to Support Primary...

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Strengthening Community Accountability Mechanisms for Quality Primary Healthcare – A spotlight on Niger State
31 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Strengthening Community Accountability Mechanisms for Quality Primary Healthcare – A spotlight on Niger State

By Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writer) According to the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) report, the primary health care indices of Niger State have shown...

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Saving Lives: Nigeria’s First Breast Milk Bank Gives Babies a Fighting Chance
28 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Saving Lives: Nigeria’s First Breast Milk Bank Gives Babies a Fighting Chance

By Chibuike Alagboso and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) When Kehinde (not real name) set out on the nearly 130km journey from Ibadan to Lagos, he...

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