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Will you take the COVID-19 Vaccine? A Household Survey on the Perception of Nigerians towards a COVID-19 vaccine
28 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Will you take the COVID-19 Vaccine? A Household Survey on the Perception of Nigerians towards a COVID-19 vaccine

By Beti Baiye & Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) Vaccines are vital to the prevention and control of infectious-disease outbreaks. They protect us from the time...

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How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State
26 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State

In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the Maternal and Perinatal...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd April 2021
23 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd April 2021

COVID-19: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna lead as Nigeria vaccinates 1,133,325. COVID-19: Nigeria records zero deaths in 10 days, 100 new cases. COVID-19 Vaccine: We are targeting...

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COVID-19: Lessons from India and why Nigeria must not be complacent
22 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
COVID-19: Lessons from India and why Nigeria must not be complacent

In the last month, India has reported over 200,000 new cases of COVID-19 every single day. Hospitals are full and struggling to cope with the...

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Reclaiming Girlhood: Early Marriage a Challenging Public Health Dilemma in Nigeria
19 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Reclaiming Girlhood: Early Marriage a Challenging Public Health Dilemma in Nigeria

Bintu, (not her real name) was married off to a 49-year-old man in Dogon Daji village, Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria when she was 13....

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Assessing Nigeria’s Two-Decades Spending on The Health Sector – DRPC Webinar
17 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Assessing Nigeria’s Two-Decades Spending on The Health Sector – DRPC Webinar

PACFah@Scale project is organizing a webinar as part of activities marking the 20th Anniversary of the Abuja Declaration. The Abuja Declaration was signed in Abuja,...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th April 2021
16 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th April 2021

Nigeria administers 2nd highest doses in Africa — WHO. Nigeria vaccinates 1.05m persons with 1st dose. High mortality rate: FG to launch Nat’l Emergency Medical...

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CEPI and the African Union join forces to boost African vaccine R&D and manufacturing
15 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
CEPI and the African Union join forces to boost African vaccine R&D and manufacturing

Oslo, Norway, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; April 13, 2021—The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the African Union Commission have today announced the signing...

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How One Indigenous Nigerian Foundation is Funding Diabetes Care in Southeast Nigeria
14 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
How One Indigenous Nigerian Foundation is Funding Diabetes Care in Southeast Nigeria

By Amarachi Okeh (Lead Writer) Nothing prepared Emmanuel Uchenna, founder of PJosh Diabetes Foundation, for his meeting with Samson Tamaraubrakemi, a 17-year-old who had Type...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th April 2021
09 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th April 2021

Lagos, Ogun lead as 964,387 people get COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19: We’re confident in AstraZeneca’s ability to save lives — FG. COVID-19: Nigerian govt gives states...

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World Health Day: Group Demands Equitable Health System for Women, Children
08 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
World Health Day: Group Demands Equitable Health System for Women, Children

Civil society organizations of the PACFaH@Scale project are demanding for improved equitable health system that will carter for the wellbeing of women and children in...

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