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Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th October 2022
28 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th October 2022

FG praises Jigawa for becoming first open-defecation-free state. Nigerian health workers list conditions to halt brain drain. Challenging candidates on political economy of health. Experts...

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From Curative to Preventive: Tackling the Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Nsukka
26 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
From Curative to Preventive: Tackling the Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Nsukka

By Beti Baiye and Oluwatoyosi Aibinuomo (Lead Writers) Anyone watching 23-year-old Okenyi Collins as he went about his business at the Heart Disease Prevention and...

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World Polio Day 2022: Is Polio Becoming a Wicked Problem?
24 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Polio Day 2022: Is Polio Becoming a Wicked Problem?

“While polio exists anywhere, it’s a threat everywhere” — Ian Riseley, President, The Rotary Foundation Nigeria was declared wild poliovirus free on the 25th August 2020. The news...

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Who Can Address the Healthcare Needs of Emitsuwa Community?
22 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Who Can Address the Healthcare Needs of Emitsuwa Community?

Emitsuwa Basic Health Clinic was built to meet the health needs of the residents of Emitsuwa, a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area of...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st October 2022
21 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st October 2022

Over 1.5 Million Nigerian Children At Risk Of Health Crisis, Halt In Education Over Flood – UNICEF. Brain Drain: Nigeria needs 363,000 doctors but has...

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Expanding PHC Funding Frontiers: Key Takeaways From the 2022 PHC Financing Forum
19 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Expanding PHC Funding Frontiers: Key Takeaways From the 2022 PHC Financing Forum

From the ‘Re-imagining Primary Health Care’ summit in April 2022 to the commitment made by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) — in August of the same year...

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The Political Economy of Health: Making the Political Choice to Invest in the Future of Nigeria
18 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Political Economy of Health: Making the Political Choice to Invest in the Future of Nigeria

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot, Kemisola Agbaoye and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Nigeria’s political aspirants have officially started their election campaigns for the 2023 Presidential elections....

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NiCare and The BHCPF Give Edokota PHC a New Look
15 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
NiCare and The BHCPF Give Edokota PHC a New Look

After years of wear and tear, the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Edokota, a farming community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th October 2022
14 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th October 2022

Diabetes in Nigeria projected to rise to 8m by 2045 – Report. How primary healthcare can check high cost of treatment. NDLEA intercepts 179.102kgs illicit...

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Listening and Learning about Reproductive Health through Storytelling with The Indi-Genius Podcast
10 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Listening and Learning about Reproductive Health through Storytelling with The Indi-Genius Podcast

By Kemisola Agbaoye and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) Adolescent Reproductive Health — Fraught with knowledge management gaps As is the case in any other country, adolescents in...

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Sommazhiko PHC: Renovated But Still More Work to Do
08 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Sommazhiko PHC: Renovated But Still More Work to Do

It is safe to say that Sommazhiko community in Gbako Local Government Area, Niger State, is one fortunate community as the Sommazhiko Primary Healthcare Centre...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th October 2022
07 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th October 2022

WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia. Proper PHC financing key to poverty eradication. Nigeria at high risk of Ebola virus,...

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