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MPD-4-QED: A Database to Improve the Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Nigeria
24 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
MPD-4-QED: A Database to Improve the Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Nigeria

By Anthonia Obokoh (Lead Writer) The maternal mortality rate in Nigeria is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births, and according to the 2018 Nigeria Demographic...

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The 2021 Lagos Health Summit: A Timely Focus on Strengthening Healthcare Systems with Technology
22 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
The 2021 Lagos Health Summit: A Timely Focus on Strengthening Healthcare Systems with Technology

By Tosin Akinola (Guest Writer) Technology was pivotal in ensuring that healthcare services could continue to operate even as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Countries like...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 21th May 2021
21 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21th May 2021

OVID-19: NAFDAC grants conditional emergency use authorisation for Jansen vaccine. COVID-19: Nigeria launches campaign in high burden states. COVID-19: Poor adherence to safety guidelines threatening...

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10 newsrooms set to kick off the Nigeria edition of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative
21 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
10 newsrooms set to kick off the Nigeria edition of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative

Abuja -20 May 2020 | The Solutions Journalism Africa initiative, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, is aiming to expand the practice of Solutions Journalism...

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The 4th Annual Legislative Summit on Health
21 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
The 4th Annual Legislative Summit on Health

20th May 2021 | The annual Legislative Summit on Health is a product of the Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage. The Network consists primarily...

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CHI Limited Promotes Dairy Consumption with Hollandia Dairy Day
20 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
CHI Limited Promotes Dairy Consumption with Hollandia Dairy Day

May 18, 2021 – Lagos, Nigeria – Leading dairy brand, Hollandia, has held the maiden edition of its Hollandia Dairy Day. This event is a...

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Improving Health Education - an Important Step to Achieving Universal Health Care in Nigeria
19 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Improving Health Education - an Important Step to Achieving Universal Health Care in Nigeria

By Thelma Chioma Abeku & Aloysius Ugwu (Lead Writers) “Achieving equity in health care depends on equity in health education” — University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda. Since...

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A Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi
17 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi

By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) Clara still vividly remembers the day in 2019 she felt unwell while at school. “I was in Mathematics class, then...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th May 2021
14 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th May 2021

COVID-19: healthcare, pharmaceuticals get N84bn from CBN. COVID-19 variants: Lagos places 14 countries on the watch list. WHO to stop funding polio eradication in Nigeria,...

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Make it look good - How perception adjustment for local foods can impact malnutrition in Nigeria
12 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Make it look good - How perception adjustment for local foods can impact malnutrition in Nigeria

Four-year-old Terwase is not in school yet, so he often goes with his mother to the market where she has a small trinkets shop. Terwase...

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Kano State created a budget line for epidemic preparedness; Here’s how CSOs helped make it happen
10 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Kano State created a budget line for epidemic preparedness; Here’s how CSOs helped make it happen

By Ibukun Oguntola & Gabriel Oke (Lead Writers) The health security of a nation comprises the activities that lessen adverse public health incidents and ensures...

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Bayelsa Health Summit 2021 - Building back better and stronger
08 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Bayelsa Health Summit 2021 - Building back better and stronger

By Dr. Chijioke Kaduru (Guest Writer) There is widespread consensus around the globe on the need to strengthen health systems and make them more resilient....

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