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Jela’s Development Initiatives: Promoting Inclusiveness in Mental Health Interventions
26 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Jela’s Development Initiatives: Promoting Inclusiveness in Mental Health Interventions

The World Health Organization (WHO) clearly states that complete emotional and mental well-being are critical components of good health care. Efforts to improve access to...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th December 2022
24 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th December 2022

Implementation of SSB tax policy non-negotiable — NASS. COVID-19: US govt hails Nigeria, as 12 states achieve over 70% herd immunity. NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on...

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Family Planning Offers a Pathway to Universal Health Coverage But Will Nigeria Take It?
21 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Family Planning Offers a Pathway to Universal Health Coverage But Will Nigeria Take It?

The recent International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) saw Thailand host up to 3,500 reproductive health and family planning experts and advocates in Pattaya City,...

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Made in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance
20 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Made in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance

By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Two years ago, Stella Kimbi lost her first baby. “At 28 weeks of my pregnancy, I started bleeding and was...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th December 2022
16 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th December 2022

CPHIA 2022: African leaders, experts meet in Rwanda to appraise public health. Edo Specialist Hospital launches endoscopic services, prosthetics, orthotics units. COVID-19: As Nigeria relaxes...

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Waiting in Hope: Alice’s Cervical Cancer Story
14 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Waiting in Hope: Alice’s Cervical Cancer Story

It has been 10 months since 44-year-old Alice Akin* received a cervical cancer diagnosis. “Will the pain ever go away? It is better to die...

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For the Love of Children: Providing Low Cost Fortified Meals for Children in Kontagora Hospital
13 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
For the Love of Children: Providing Low Cost Fortified Meals for Children in Kontagora Hospital

By Anibe Idajili (Lead Writer) On the last day of October 2022, four women from conflict-affected communities in Niger State arrived at Kontagora General Hospital....

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th December 2022
09 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th December 2022

Joint effort needed to reduce out-of-pocket health expenditure — Ehanire. Nigeria has Africa’s highest TB, paediatric HIV – WHO. Uganda receives Ebola vaccine candidates for...

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Expanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Rights to Vulnerable Populations
07 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Expanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Rights to Vulnerable Populations

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) underpins the rights women and girls have to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. However,...

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The Volunteer Traditional Birth Attendant Plugging the Healthcare Gap for Women in Durumi IDP Camp
06 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Volunteer Traditional Birth Attendant Plugging the Healthcare Gap for Women in Durumi IDP Camp

It is mid-morning on a Wednesday and Liliatu Ayuba is on her way back to the camp clinic after a short break. She is well...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd December 2022
02 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd December 2022

WHO alerts on setbacks in Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality. Nigeria’s AIDS-related deaths decline to 51,000 –FG. WHO recommends “mpox” as new name for...

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World AIDS Day 2022: End AIDS. Equalize
30 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
World AIDS Day 2022: End AIDS. Equalize

Every first of December, the world unites to commemorate World AIDS Day, showing support for people living with HIV and remembering those who have died...

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