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Monkeypox in Nigeria: Is There a Case for Vaccines?
22 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Monkeypox in Nigeria: Is There a Case for Vaccines?

The current epidemiology and spread of monkeypoxThe spread of monkeypox to apparently non-endemic countries has highlighted again the inequity in the global response to the...

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Reducing Neonatal Mortality in Kenya by Skilling Neonatal Specialist Care
20 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Reducing Neonatal Mortality in Kenya by Skilling Neonatal Specialist Care

By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) In 2014, when Edith Mumbi’s twins were born, they had a low birth weight and were admitted into the neonatal...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th June 2022
17 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th June 2022

Need for Multi-faceted Approach in Achieving Zero Maternal Mortality. Over 11 million Nigerians living with diabetes. Infectious diseases fast ravaging communities in Nigeria – Don...

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Is Nigeria’s Current Demographic Trend a Dividend or a Disaster?
16 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is Nigeria’s Current Demographic Trend a Dividend or a Disaster?

My great-grand father had five wives and 23 children, 18 of whom were male. It was said that he was deliberate about having a large...

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Making Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population
13 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Making Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population

By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that successfully vaccinates all...

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Somajigi PHC: Seeking a Resolution to its Multiple Challenges
10 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Somajigi PHC: Seeking a Resolution to its Multiple Challenges

Somajigi is a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. A Primary Health Centre (PHC) was established to meet the health...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th May 2022
10 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th May 2022

Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases, WHO Warns Of ‘Real’ Risk. Reducing maternal deaths via evidence-based interventions. Nigeria seals 25,000 illegal pharmacies in eight years –...

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#OnlyOneEarth: Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option
08 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
#OnlyOneEarth: Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option

Nigeria’s power situation has been at an all time low since the national grid collapsed early this year. A few days ago, Nathaniel Bassey, a...

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Monkeypox - When the World Did Not Listen to Nigeria
04 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Monkeypox - When the World Did Not Listen to Nigeria

Again, the world is paying attention to another infectious disease outbreak. This time it is monkeypox, a rare disease that many people may never have...

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Tungan Habu Primary Health Centre: A Human Right Violation
02 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Tungan Habu Primary Health Centre: A Human Right Violation

Tungan Habu is a rural community in Madara ward of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The community has a Primary Health Centre (PHC)...

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Leveraging Digital Health to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Nigeria’s Youth
01 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Leveraging Digital Health to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Nigeria’s Youth

By Patience Adejo and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Adolescents, who account for about 1.3 billion of the global population, may become sexually active despite their...

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Medicines Should Save Lives: Here’s How DrugStoc is Ensuring This Happens for Nigerians
30 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Medicines Should Save Lives: Here’s How DrugStoc is Ensuring This Happens for Nigerians

As a Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) officer, when Chukwunonso Umeh began his search for a vendor who could supply some of the life-saving commodities...

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