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Oral Health Advocacy Initiative: Tackling Cleft Lip in Rural Communities through Surgery and Advocacy
07 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Oral Health Advocacy Initiative: Tackling Cleft Lip in Rural Communities through Surgery and Advocacy

The joy of welcoming their new-born son was dampened when Delight Sunday’s parents saw that the infant had a large tear on both sides of...

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Danbare Community Seeks the Opening of a ‘Newly-Built’ PHC
05 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Danbare Community Seeks the Opening of a ‘Newly-Built’ PHC

Danbare community has a well-constructed Primary Health Center (PHC) however, community members have not been able to access the facility as it has remained closed...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 4th November 2022
04 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 4th November 2022

‘2023 proposed national budget for health not sufficient to improve sector’. FG Tightens Measures against Ebola Outbreak. Lassa fever experts gather in Abuja for workshop...

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When Floods Threaten Nigeria’s Food Security Everyone Suffers
02 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
When Floods Threaten Nigeria’s Food Security Everyone Suffers

Media reports have been filled with reports of flooding in several states in Nigeria in the last few months. Thousands of hectares of farmland has...

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The SASA Initiative: Changing Mindsets About Female Genital Mutilation in Kween District in Uganda
31 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
The SASA Initiative: Changing Mindsets About Female Genital Mutilation in Kween District in Uganda

By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Born and raised in Atari Village, Kaptoyoy sub-county, in the Kween district of eastern Uganda, 23-year-old Mercy Chebet was married...

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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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