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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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Breakthrough RESEARCH Nigeria: Catalysing Social and Behaviour Change with Cutting-Edge Research and Evaluation
03 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Breakthrough RESEARCH Nigeria: Catalysing Social and Behaviour Change with Cutting-Edge Research and Evaluation

Breakthrough RESEARCH is the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) global flagship social and behavioural change (SBC) research and evaluation project. Implemented in Nigeria since...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd June 2023
02 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd June 2023

More ways to save more lives for less money, by WHO. NHIA: cancer care is covered in health insurance. Boosting Nation’s Economy through Girl-child Education,...

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Institut Pasteur de Dakar and Mastercard Foundation Announce Unprecedented Partnership to Expand Workforce for Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa
02 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Institut Pasteur de Dakar and Mastercard Foundation Announce Unprecedented Partnership to Expand Workforce for Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa

The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a historic $45 million partnership named MADIBA (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunization...

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IMNHC 2023: Building Strong Systems to Deliver Quality Maternal and Newborn Health Services
01 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
IMNHC 2023: Building Strong Systems to Deliver Quality Maternal and Newborn Health Services

“The biggest stakeholder we are solving for in terms of quality (of care) is the patient.” — Ms Caroline Wanjiru Kihusa, Co-Founder, Still A Mum, at the...

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