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CEPI and IVI collaborate on clinical research to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
20 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
CEPI and IVI collaborate on clinical research to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

July 20, 2021; Oslo, Norway and Seoul, Republic of Korea: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) today announced a...

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Call for first Cohort of Solutions Journalism Fellowship Nigeria
19 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Call for first Cohort of Solutions Journalism Fellowship Nigeria

Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is dealing with a lot of problems. However, beyond all these problems, there are efforts to respond to...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th July 2021
16 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th July 2021

COVID-19: FG officially ends the first phase of vaccination — NPHCDA. NAFDAC approves Moderna, Sputnik, Korean Astrazeneca for COVID-19 vaccination. 3rd wave: Nigeria at high...

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Quality of Maternal Medicines in Nigeria: What You Should Know
14 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Quality of Maternal Medicines in Nigeria: What You Should Know

By Amaka Yusuf and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead writers) The World Health Organisation has reported that each year, between 5.7 and 8.4 million people die due...

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From pickup to delivery: Strengthening healthcare through medical logistics
12 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
From pickup to delivery: Strengthening healthcare through medical logistics

By Dr. Anthony Olagunju & Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gawu in Niger State serves as a Tuberculosis (TB) treatment centre...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th July 2021
09 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th July 2021

  NCDC confirms deadly Delta variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria.  WHO begins audit of NAFDAC for production of COVID-19 Vaccines.  COVID-19: No cause for alarm...

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Shaping the COVID-19 Response: The Role of Social Science
08 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Shaping the COVID-19 Response: The Role of Social Science

By Kenni Ndili As the COVID-19 virus spread across the world in 2020, the world was gripped by the massive global health crisis. Countries around...

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How misinformation impacts COVID-19 vaccine uptake
05 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
How misinformation impacts COVID-19 vaccine uptake

“Nobody can convince me to take the COVID-19 vaccine. I don’t trust the government to give me anything that is free and good for me....

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd July 2021
02 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd July 2021

Nigeria hits 3.4m COVID-19 vaccine jabs in 2 rounds — NPHCDA. COVID-19: Nigeria has no access to vaccines, to begin manufacturing – Official. Mobilizing Domestic...

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Health Seeking Behaviours of Food Vendors Influence the Burden of Food-Borne Diseases in Nigeria
01 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Health Seeking Behaviours of Food Vendors Influence the Burden of Food-Borne Diseases in Nigeria

Nnewi (Anambra State) — The sun is dressed in her best attire on Tuesday morning, after the heavy rains at night, to welcome resilient traders and businesspersons...

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Nutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno
29 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno

The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and their infants, who...

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#FundFPNaija: Domestic Funding for Family Planning Needs Urgent Prioritisation
27 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
#FundFPNaija: Domestic Funding for Family Planning Needs Urgent Prioritisation

Nigeria is currently the seventh most populous nation in the world. With an annual growth rate of 2.6%, Nigeria is projected to become the third...

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