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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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Handle Your Heart with Care: Curbing the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria.
06 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Handle Your Heart with Care: Curbing the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria.

We got to Zenith Medical & Kidney Centre at 6:50am, and already, the place was beginning to fill up. Thankfully, we were early enough for...

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Assess. Learn. Improve: Enugu State’s Journey to Closing Health Security Gaps
03 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Assess. Learn. Improve: Enugu State’s Journey to Closing Health Security Gaps

By Chibuike Alagboso and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) The re-emergence of infectious diseases is inevitable, as humans continue to interact with the environment in different...

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Primary Healthcare Financing Forum to discuss the role of states in PHC Financing in Nigeria
03 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Primary Healthcare Financing Forum to discuss the role of states in PHC Financing in Nigeria

Health Commissioners across the country under the auspices of the Nigeria Health Commissioners’ Forum will be holding a 2-day program tagged Primary Healthcare Financing Forum...

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To Build a Nation: Reflecting on the Mental Health Impact of the ASUU Strike as Nigeria Turns 62
01 Oct
Rofia Community: Where Healthcare Access is an Ordeal.
01 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Rofia Community: Where Healthcare Access is an Ordeal.

The Primary health Centre (PHC) in Rofia, a rural community in Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built several years ago to...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th September 2022
30 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th September 2022

Reps ask FG to watchout for fresh Ebola outbreak. Smiles for Mothers continues its efforts in Kano, Lagos, and Niger States to ensure that women do...

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Nutrition in Nigeria - What Gaps Persist? Highlights from an Interview with Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for USAID
28 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nutrition in Nigeria - What Gaps Persist? Highlights from an Interview with Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for USAID

Shawn Baker, Chief Nutritionist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was in Nigeria in September, and in an interview with Nigeria Health Watch,...

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