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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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Breaking the Silence: Integrating Mental Health Support into Maternal Health Care
29 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Breaking the Silence: Integrating Mental Health Support into Maternal Health Care

By Oluoma Omeje and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writers) Maternal mental health is a critical yet often overlooked issue that effects the experience and quality of...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th May 2023
26 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th May 2023

UN chief seeks global cooperation as 76th World Health Assembly begins. Accelerating Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria. Nigerian...

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Closing the Gap: Partnering for ‘the Big Catch-Up’ on Routine Immunisation in Nigeria
25 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Closing the Gap: Partnering for ‘the Big Catch-Up’ on Routine Immunisation in Nigeria

By Misbahu El-Hamza and Bunmi Oyebanji Obot (Lead Writers) Routine immunisation (RI) plays a critical role in reducing morbidity and mortality among children under five,...

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I-WASH: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Kebbi State
22 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
I-WASH: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Kebbi State

By Misbahu El-Hamza and Dabri Ohanu Olohije Murjanatu Usman is a 35-year-old mother of eight living in Sauwa community in Argungu Local Government Area (LGA)...

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Fadisonka: A Community’s Struggle to Access Clean Water
22 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Fadisonka: A Community’s Struggle to Access Clean Water

Fadisonka in Wudil Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano State has as the only source of water for the community, a solar-powered borehole located at...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 19th May 2023
19 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 19th May 2023

Prioritising maternal, newborn health programmes in Primary Health Care. Seeking innovative financing for mandatory health insurance. Stakeholders want 9th NASS to pass new public health...

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Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria
17 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria

Ibukun Oguntola and Dabri Ohanu Olohije (Lead Writers) The enactment of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act in May 2022 has been lauded as...

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Charting a Course to #HealthforAll: Transforming Primary Health Care Delivery in Enugu State
16 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Charting a Course to #HealthforAll: Transforming Primary Health Care Delivery in Enugu State

By Kenneth Ibe and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Primary healthcare is the cornerstone of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and is the first port of call...

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