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Nigeria Health Watch Announces Nutrition Policy Dialogue
19 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Health Watch Announces Nutrition Policy Dialogue

1 in 10 children dies from hunger before age five in Nigeria. Achieving SDG 2, zero hunger, and SDG 3, good health and well-being, by...

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi
19 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) In 2020, Maxwell Yambeni encountered a life-threatening situation involving a patient at Chikwawa District Hospital in southern Malawi. A fifteen-year-old...

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Tashan Jirgi PHC: Overcoming Challenges for Effective Service Delivery
17 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Tashan Jirgi PHC: Overcoming Challenges for Effective Service Delivery

Tashan Jirgi Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) was constructed in 2020 by the member representing Wushishi LGA in the Federal House of Representatives and had...

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Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas: What can we learn from Mr President’s 1st appointment in the Health Sector?
16 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas: What can we learn from Mr President’s 1st appointment in the Health Sector?

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new virus (HIV) that caused the devastating disease, AIDs had emerged and spread around the world. The...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th June 2023
16 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th June 2023

Blood shortage bites harder with only 25% of transfusion demand met yearly. Long road to free maternal, child healthcare legislation in Kano. Nigeria issues alert...

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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Advocacy in Nigeria Must Include Health - Make the Evidence Visible
15 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Advocacy in Nigeria Must Include Health - Make the Evidence Visible

On the 16th of April 2023, Ayetoro, a coastal community located in southwest Nigeria and known as the happy place, had yet another incursion on...

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All Babies Are Equal: How the All-Babies Programme is Encouraging Vaccination Uptake Through Cash Incentives
12 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
All Babies Are Equal: How the All-Babies Programme is Encouraging Vaccination Uptake Through Cash Incentives

In Dawanau Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) located in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, Zainab Aliyu cradles her seven-month-old daughter, Fatima Abdulhamid....

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Deliberations from Budget Office Health Stakeholder Workshop on Enhancing Health Sector Budgeting
11 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Deliberations from Budget Office Health Stakeholder Workshop on Enhancing Health Sector Budgeting

Nigeria’s federal budget cycle is a carefully planned process that follows a general structured sequence of — preparation, approval, implementation and evaluation. The budgeting process is critical...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th June 2023
10 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th June 2023

Bauchi, Borno, others, laud impact of routine immunization strengthening project on healthcare services. Long road to free maternal, child healthcare legislation in Kano. Solutions Journalism,...

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Insights from a Roundtable with Traditional and Interfaith Leaders on Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend
07 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Insights from a Roundtable with Traditional and Interfaith Leaders on Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend

By Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) Nigeria’s population of approximately 220 million people has great potential for economic growth and development. However, to...

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The NoCTRAiN Project: Addressing Mental Health Needs in Crisis-Ridden Communities in Plateau State
05 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
The NoCTRAiN Project: Addressing Mental Health Needs in Crisis-Ridden Communities in Plateau State

By Patience Adejo and Saidat Azeez Saleh (Lead Writers) Mental health problems often stem from various challenges, including social issues related to loneliness or depression,...

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Nigeria Health Watch Announces Solutions Journalism Project Close-Out Event
05 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Health Watch Announces Solutions Journalism Project Close-Out Event

Nigeria Health Watch is delighted to announce a project close-out event for the end of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative project, implemented with support for...

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