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Top Ten News Items on Health, 3rd March 2023
03 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3rd March 2023

UN Agencies: One Woman Dies Every Two Minutes Due to Pregnancy or Childbirth. Health Implications Of Nigeria’s High Female Genital Mutilation Rate. FG Beefs Up...

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Kano State Ministry of Health Launches Kano Action Plan for Health Security
01 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Kano State Ministry of Health Launches Kano Action Plan for Health Security

Kano, Nigeria- The Kano State Ministry of Health has announced the launch of the Kano State Action Plan for Health Security (KSAPHS), a comprehensive plan...

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Mapping for Better Coverage: How GIS Microplanning is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State
27 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Mapping for Better Coverage: How GIS Microplanning is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State

Technology is enhancing healthcare in Nigeria, as demonstrated by the use of GIS mapping in Kano State to improve vaccinators’ performance and address the resurgence...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2023
24 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2023

X-raying presidential candidates’ plan for health. How Pate’s Appointment As Gavi CEO Will Benefit Nigeria‘s Health Sector. Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy...

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Connecting Nigeria: Five Ways Starlink Could Expand Access to Quality Health Services
22 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Connecting Nigeria: Five Ways Starlink Could Expand Access to Quality Health Services

By Chibuike Alagboso and Beti Baiye (Lead Writers) Starlink, the internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched in Nigeria three weeks ago with a...

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Returning to Heal: How Regions Healthcare is Improving Access to Quality Care in Imo State and Beyond
21 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Returning to Heal: How Regions Healthcare is Improving Access to Quality Care in Imo State and Beyond

There is a reverse side to Nigeria’s medical brain drain. Healthcare professionals from the diaspora are showing their readiness to come back home and establish...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 February 2023
17 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 February 2023

NHIA ACT: FG Inaugurates Committee On Operational Guidelines. PSN seeks legislation to redress drug scarcity in public hospitals. Need to Improve Access to Micronutrient Supplements...

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Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act’s Implementation
15 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act’s Implementation

By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA),...

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Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State
13 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State

Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare. To boost Ogun...

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Public Health Communication During a Health Emergency: What We Have Learned
11 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Public Health Communication During a Health Emergency: What We Have Learned

By Vivianne Ihekweazu & Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) “We’ve learned collectively that transparency, openness, and the communication of credible information to people in real-time results...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 February 2023
10 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 February 2023

Nigeria yet to meet 70% COVID-19 vaccination target – FG. World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without including men, boys — UNICEF....

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From the Lunacy Act to the First Mental Health Act in Nigeria: Five Takeaways
08 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
From the Lunacy Act to the First Mental Health Act in Nigeria: Five Takeaways

By Aloysius Ugwu and Beti Baiye In January 2023, a little over six decades after the Lunacy Act of 1958 was established, giving medical practitioners...

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