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<strong>Nigeria Health Watch Announces the Third Edition Of #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards 2023</strong>
18 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Health Watch Announces the Third Edition Of #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards 2023

Nigeria Health Watch is excited to announce the third edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards ceremony to celebrate evidence-based and accurate reportage of funding for...

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Society for Family Health: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Train Family Planning Service Providers
16 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Society for Family Health: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Train Family Planning Service Providers

Mrs Gertrude Edom, the founder and chief executive officer of St Gertrude Maternity Centre located in Topland, a suburb in Enugu city, had just seen...

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Assessing Service Readiness of Facilities under the Bauchi State Social Health Insurance Scheme
14 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Assessing Service Readiness of Facilities under the Bauchi State Social Health Insurance Scheme

By Joy Ikott (Lead Writer) State Health Insurance Schemes are a vehicle through which State governments seek to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in accordance...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th January 2022
13 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th January 2022

Scientist calls for interdisciplinary research to fight upsurge of COVID-19. Lagos doctors demand anti-quackery law. COVID-19: FG intensifies surveillance at international airports. Five million children...

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Addressing Barriers to Food Security in Nigeria
11 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Addressing Barriers to Food Security in Nigeria

Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is experiencing a food crisis, exacerbated by climate change, rising inflation and conflict such as the war in...

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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?
10 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers in her village...

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Fast-Tracking Nigeria’s Demographic Transition: A Critical Addition to the Legislative Agenda of the 9th Assembly
07 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Fast-Tracking Nigeria’s Demographic Transition: A Critical Addition to the Legislative Agenda of the 9th Assembly

A demographic dividend does not happen by accident, it requires a country to take deliberate and sustained action, which includes making the necessary investments and...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th January 2022
06 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th January 2022

Buhari signs mental health bill into law. How NHIA Act will set pace for robust health insurance in Nigeria. New COVID-19 variants not in Nigeria,...

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From ‘Stalled’ to ‘Transiting’: Activating Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend
04 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
From ‘Stalled’ to ‘Transiting’: Activating Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend

Every year, at the National Council on Health (NCH), health leaders across Nigeria congregate to deliberate and approve policies aimed at improving the health of...

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Looking Ahead In 2023 – Rekindling Hope in Nigeria’s Health Sector
02 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Looking Ahead In 2023 – Rekindling Hope in Nigeria’s Health Sector

The start of a new year comes with fresh expectations, hopes, and dreams. In 2015, Nigeria Health Watch hosted its inaugural Future of Health Conference...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th December 2022
30 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th December 2022

FG introduces N10 per litre excise duty on carbonated drinks to curb non-communicable diseases. How to improve health outcomes in Nigeria, by Osinbajo, Mustapha, others....

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Reflecting on Nigeria’s Health Sector in 2022: Hope For 2023?
28 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Reflecting on Nigeria’s Health Sector in 2022: Hope For 2023?

The resilience of the health sector was tested when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted global economies and health sectors simultaneously in 2020. Routine health programmes in...

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