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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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Top Ten News Items on Health, 25th June 2021
25 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 25th June 2021

Experts harp on use of contraceptive for achieving demographic dividend. FG laments inequality in global COVID-19 vaccine supply. 2m Nigerians receive COVID-19 vaccines, says NPHCDA....

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Improving WASH in Nigeria’s Underserved Communities
23 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Improving WASH in Nigeria’s Underserved Communities

Yimitu is a low-income community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. A significant part of its population is made up of people displaced...

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Julia Burke Maternity Centre blends trado-modern methods to provide quality care
21 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Julia Burke Maternity Centre blends trado-modern methods to provide quality care

By Adaobi Ezeokoli & Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writers) The GEANCO Foundation has intervened in the area of medical missions for orthopaedic surgery in Nigeria...

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