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The African Medical Centre of Excellence: If You Build It They Will Come
05 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
The African Medical Centre of Excellence: If You Build It They Will Come

By Oluwafolakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) On the morning of December 7th, 2021, as we walked into the tent set up for the ground-breaking ceremony of...

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COVID-19 Vaccine was the Top Health News Item in 2021
03 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
COVID-19 Vaccine was the Top Health News Item in 2021

From the moment the novel coronavirus was identified in January 2020 and subsequently declared a pandemic in March, the race has been on to control...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st December 2021
31 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st December 2021

Global Fund Signs a Record-breaking $8.54 Billion in Grants to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria. NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. FEC...

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2021 in Review – COVID-19 Still in View and Refocusing on Pressing Health Issues
30 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
2021 in Review – COVID-19 Still in View and Refocusing on Pressing Health Issues

From new and emerging health challenges occasioned by everchanging socioeconomic conditions, to dynamic shifts in healthcare delivery, 2021 has been a year of new lessons...

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Walking in the Right Direction: Plugging Healthcare Delivery Gaps in Ekiti State
27 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Walking in the Right Direction: Plugging Healthcare Delivery Gaps in Ekiti State

When Dr Uzoamaka Onyeama completed her medical training and was posted to Ekiti State for National Youth Service, she said that she “wasn’t sure of...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th December 2021
24 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th December 2021

Nigeria confirms highest-ever daily COVID-19 cases. Nigeria to commence health insurance for senior citizens, retirees – Official. 1m Nigerians, under 24, died over healthcare, socioeconomic...

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Community Health Watch: Listening to the Voices of Community Members in Niger State to Improve Access to Primary Healthcare
22 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Community Health Watch: Listening to the Voices of Community Members in Niger State to Improve Access to Primary Healthcare

In August 2021, Nigeria Health Watch initiated a community engagement project with the aim of monitoring and reporting on the state of healthcare delivery in...

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Celebrate Responsibly Campaign: NCDC Intensifies COVID19 Awareness Ahead of the Yuletide Season
21 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Celebrate Responsibly Campaign: NCDC Intensifies COVID19 Awareness Ahead of the Yuletide Season

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is launching its yuletide season campaign themed #CelebrateResponsibly as part of the #TakeResponsibility campaign which began in February...

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ANRiN: Offering Cost-effective Nutritional Services to Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kaduna State
20 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
ANRiN: Offering Cost-effective Nutritional Services to Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kaduna State

In Maraban Jos, a densely populated community in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Kadijah Maiwada, a Community Health Worker (CHW) was visiting...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th December 2021
17 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th December 2021

FG warns Nigerians as COVID-19 cases rise by 630% in 10 days. Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at risk...

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Is the Basic Health Care Provision Fund the Silver Bullet to Achieve Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Lessons from Dukpa PHC
15 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is the Basic Health Care Provision Fund the Silver Bullet to Achieve Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Lessons from Dukpa PHC

Sustained Health financing is an integral part of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and this year, as the world commemorated UHC day on the 12th...

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Big Steps Forward: Cameroon’s Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths
13 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Big Steps Forward: Cameroon’s Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths

By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Jean Firwa and his wife Martha were excited to be expecting a baby after 10 years of trying to conceive....

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