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The Gates Foundation and UNFPA pledge US3.1bn towards widening access to life-saving family planning at the global event to mark the next decade of the FP2030 partnership
19 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Gates Foundation and UNFPA pledge US3.1bn towards widening access to life-saving family planning at the global event to mark the next decade of the FP2030 partnership

Leaders from across the reproductive health space including Melinda French Gates and UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem gathered at the global event LAUNCHING FP2030: Moving...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 19th November 2021
19 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 19th November 2021

Antimicrobial resistance may kill 10m yearly by 2025, says minister. Emefiele: CBN Disbursed N3trn loans to Nigerian businesses in one year to cushion the impact...

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Saving Mothers Lives: Improving the Procurement of Quality Maternal Medicines in Nigeria
17 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Saving Mothers Lives: Improving the Procurement of Quality Maternal Medicines in Nigeria

By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Sunday Ehigiator (Lead Writers) Access to quality essential medicines is not only a human right, but also crucial to realising the...

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Lupma PHC Has No Toilet, No Water and Has Only Two Workers
16 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lupma PHC Has No Toilet, No Water and Has Only Two Workers

Lupma is a rural community in Paikoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The access road to the community is motorable, however their only...

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Drone Delivery to the Rescue: Tackling Health Logistics in Rural Malawi
15 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Drone Delivery to the Rescue: Tackling Health Logistics in Rural Malawi

By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) Martha Mastala knew something was wrong with her 5-year-old son when she noticed that he was less jovial than usual,...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th November 2021
12 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th November 2021

Nigeria, 49 others pledge to end health sector emissions. Buhari cautions world leaders on the danger of hoarding COVID-19 vaccines. Gender Imbalance: Nigeria at loss,...

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Family Planning in a New Lagos: The Gains of Collaborating for Greater Impact
11 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Family Planning in a New Lagos: The Gains of Collaborating for Greater Impact

By Alex Ehieme and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) The Nigeria Family Planning Blueprint (2020–2024) has a set objective of achieving a modern contraceptive prevalence rate...

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Gender Equality for Sustainable Development and Quality Women’s Health - Resolutions from the 2021 Future of Health Conference
09 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Gender Equality for Sustainable Development and Quality Women’s Health - Resolutions from the 2021 Future of Health Conference

By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Bunmi Oyebanji (Lead Writers) Gender equality does not mean that women and men are the same, it means that their rights,...

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Our Only Source of Water Is a Small River: Agwa Community Cries Out
08 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Our Only Source of Water Is a Small River: Agwa Community Cries Out

Agwa is a rural community in Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Most of the people in Agwa are farmers and fishermen. This...

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UNDP, EpiAFRIC, Nigeria Health Watch and Reboot announce RecyclePoints as #Hack4COVIDWaste winner
05 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
UNDP, EpiAFRIC, Nigeria Health Watch and Reboot announce RecyclePoints as #Hack4COVIDWaste winner

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with EpiAFRIC, Reboot and Nigeria Health Watch have announced RecyclePoints as the winner of the #Hack4COVIDWaste, a...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th November 2021
05 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th November 2021

Gender Equality: Stakeholders harp on addressing women issues as society issues. FG to extend health insurance coverage to retirees. Strength In Diversity – Multisector collaboration...

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#Hack4COVID19Waste: Hacking for COVID-19 Waste Management Solutions
04 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
#Hack4COVID19Waste: Hacking for COVID-19 Waste Management Solutions

By Gabriel Oke and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) As the fight against COVID-19 continues, a new problem has presented itself that if left unchecked may...

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