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Salient Advisory report calls on stakeholders to accelerate the impact and scale of African health-tech innovators
08 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Salient Advisory report calls on stakeholders to accelerate the impact and scale of African health-tech innovators

6th August 2021 |Abuja – Nigeria Health Watch in partnership with Salient Advisory recently held a webinar themed “Innovation in Health Product distribution – Key...

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Family Planning 2030: CSOs as Advocates for Achieving Nigeria’s FP2030 Targets
07 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Family Planning 2030: CSOs as Advocates for Achieving Nigeria’s FP2030 Targets

By Stephen Enoch (Lead Writer) Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has an estimated population of about 200 million people, making it the seventh most populous...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th August 2021
06 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th August 2021

FG declares third wave of COVID-19 pandemic amid strike action by medical doctors. COVID-19: US delivers 4m doses Moderna vaccines to Nigeria to combat pandemic...

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Breastfeeding Fact Sheet
04 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Breastfeeding Fact Sheet

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Human-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive
02 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Human-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive

About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates urgent policy action....

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The Global Education Summit and the Nigerian Paradox
01 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Global Education Summit and the Nigerian Paradox

President Muhammadu Buhari and other global leaders gathered in London for a two-day Global Education Summit that aims to raise US$5 billion for education globally....

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th July 2021
30 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th July 2021

FG orders activation of COVID-19 isolation centres nationwide. FG: 18 million Nigerians infected with Hepatitis. Death toll rises to 479 as Cholera spreads to 18...

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Taking Action and Finding Safe Spaces: Supporting Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse
28 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Taking Action and Finding Safe Spaces: Supporting Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse

By Aloysius Ugwu and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Emeka was only 5 years old when the abuse began. “Both my parents worked and when I...

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#H2OForCommunities: JDI’s Community Collaboration on WASH Facilities 
26 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
#H2OForCommunities: JDI’s Community Collaboration on WASH Facilities 

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” — W.H. Auden. Iwa is a lively rural community of about 600 inhabitants in Gurara Local Government Area...

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NCDC Hosts Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology – focuses on lessons from COVID-19 pandemic and other disease outbreaks
26 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
NCDC Hosts Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology – focuses on lessons from COVID-19 pandemic and other disease outbreaks

26 July 2021 | Abuja – NCDC Hosts Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology – focuses on lessons from COVID-19 pandemic and other disease...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd July 2021
23 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd July 2021

FG expresses fear over possible Delta variant-induced COVID-19 spike. ‘Why entire country should be on red alert for COVID-19 third wave’. Testing, isolation centres shut...

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Here’s What the Media Should do to Advocate for More Funding for Epidemic Preparedness
21 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Here’s What the Media Should do to Advocate for More Funding for Epidemic Preparedness

By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) The media plays a significant role in how the public responds to health issues. Mass media, print,...

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