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Emi Umaru Clinic Where Health Inequity Thrives
28 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Emi Umaru Clinic Where Health Inequity Thrives

Adamu Jiya is the only health worker in the only health facility in Emi Umarua rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 27th May 2022
27 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 27th May 2022

WHA75: Don’t use health issues to settle political scores, WHO warns world leaders. Panels to ensure implementation of National Health Insurance Authority Act. Monkeypox: ‘Too...

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From A Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA Act
25 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
From A Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA Act

By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Last Thursday evening, some great news was delivered to health advocates and Nigerians at large. The President...

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U.S. and Nigeria researchers Find a Way to Give a Better Estimate of COVID-19 seroprevalence
25 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
U.S. and Nigeria researchers Find a Way to Give a Better Estimate of COVID-19 seroprevalence

In continuation of U.S. Government support for Nigeria’s conduct of a household survey that determines the extent of COVID-19 transmission in the country, a new...

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Here’s How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication
23 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Here’s How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication

By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Her priest’s announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her 2-year-old grandchild vaccinated...

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Saving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0:  A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State.
16 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Saving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State.

In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State; and introduced SMGL...

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A Call to Invest in Nurses to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
14 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Call to Invest in Nurses to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

“I heard that Thursday was World Nurses’ Day, I wish I’d known about it earlier, I would have called Nurse Grace to appreciate her. I...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th May 2022
13 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th May 2022

International Nurses Day: Nigeria can’t keep nurses it needs. Why manufacturers of poor-quality maternal medicines should be sanctioned. Monkeypox Case in the United Kingdom with...

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African Vaccination Week 2022: Equitable Vaccine Access can Help Build Resilient Communities
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
African Vaccination Week 2022: Equitable Vaccine Access can Help Build Resilient Communities

By Folakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier lives for people...

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One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School
09 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School

By Kenneth Ibe and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) In 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced the home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP) in primary schools...

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We have a health facility, but no health workers: Ashuwa community cries out.
06 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
We have a health facility, but no health workers: Ashuwa community cries out.

In 2012, a Primary Health Centre (PHC)) was built for the people of Ashuwa community, a rural community in Magama Local Government Area (LGA) of...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th May 2022
06 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th May 2022

Ensuring hand hygiene will help prevent infections in hospitals —Physician. WHO: COVID-19 Pandemic Killed Close To 17 Million Within Two Years. ‘Nigeria Not Where It...

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