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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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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