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Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th August 2022
05 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th August 2022

Why Africa’s healthy life expectancy rose in two decades, by WHO. Nigeria number one in global malaria deaths – WHO report. Breastfeeding key to ensuring...

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Jigawa Health Post: Accessing Healthcare with Dignity
05 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Jigawa Health Post: Accessing Healthcare with Dignity

Jigawa, a rural community in the Warawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State has a health post that provides healthcare services to residents. Health...

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Healthcare Services Should be Inclusive of Persons with Disabilities – Here is How
03 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Healthcare Services Should be Inclusive of Persons with Disabilities – Here is How

By Selben Penzin Editor’s Note: We must pay attention to the needs of persons with disabilities to ensure that they have an equal opportunity to...

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Girl Child Concerns Academy: Unleashing the Potential of Girls in Borno State
01 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Girl Child Concerns Academy: Unleashing the Potential of Girls in Borno State

By Ibukun Oguntola and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) The boko haram insurgency has negatively impacted girl child education which is vital to any country’s growth....

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What’s Next for Global Health Security? Key Takeaways from the Global Health Security Conference on Building Back Better
30 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
What’s Next for Global Health Security? Key Takeaways from the Global Health Security Conference on Building Back Better

A team from Nigeria Health Watch attended the Global Health Security Conference 2022 in Singapore. This article highlights key takeaways from the conference on what...

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Tungan Gari Clinic: When it Rains, it Pours
29 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Tungan Gari Clinic: When it Rains, it Pours

The Tungan Gari clinic in Tungan Gari, a rural community in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built 30 years ago. According...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 29th July 2022
29 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 29th July 2022

WHO declares monkeypox public health emergency after 16,000 cases. 91m Africans infected with deadliest strains of Hepatitis, says WHO. NCDC Probes Mystery Illness In Delta....

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#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security
27 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security

When the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Campaign was launched in 2018, it was likened to the story of the boy who cried wolf. Why should the country dedicate...

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Zimbabwe’s Integrated Approach to Tackling Malnutrition
25 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Zimbabwe’s Integrated Approach to Tackling Malnutrition

By Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has exacerbated malnutrition among children in the country. In Harare and Bulawayo provinces, GOAL Zimbabwe, in...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd July 2022
22 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd July 2022

Marburg Virus: NCDC issues guidelines. Nigeria govt set to develop Lassa Fever vaccine. FG  Urged to Strengthen Health Security with Universal Coverage. Lagos shuts 19...

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Elizabeth Shaba Clinic: Lacking a Critical Amenity
22 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Elizabeth Shaba Clinic: Lacking a Critical Amenity

Elizabeth Shaba Maternal and Child Health Clinic is in Nykangbe community, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA), of Niger State. The clinic is primarily focused on...

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Health Report: 18 Nigerian States Rank Poorly on Health Systems Indicators, Unable to Provide Adequate Primary Healthcare Services
21 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Health Report: 18 Nigerian States Rank Poorly on Health Systems Indicators, Unable to Provide Adequate Primary Healthcare Services

A new report released today by The ONE Campaign, in partnership with National Advocates for Health, Nigeria Health Watch, Public & Private Development Centre (PPDC),...

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