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Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer
17 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer

Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, Nigeria’s First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) and Dr Nono Simelela of the World Health Organisation (WHO) advocate...

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Ending Childhood Pneumonia in Nigeria – November 12th World Pneumonia Day
17 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Ending Childhood Pneumonia in Nigeria – November 12th World Pneumonia Day

November 12th was World Pneumonia Day. What we should all know about childhood pneumonia in Nigeria: In Nigeria, more children under the age of five...

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Top Ten News Items on  Health, 13th November 2020
13 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th November 2020

160,000 Nigerian children die of pneumonia yearly. Nigeria won’t be left out of COVID-19 vaccine– FG.  Measles, polio outbreak imminent in Nigeria, says WHO, UNICEF....

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ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare Donate Masks, Sanitizers and Handwashing Stations to 30 ‘Power Forward’ Schools in Abuja
13 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare Donate Masks, Sanitizers and Handwashing Stations to 30 ‘Power Forward’ Schools in Abuja

ABUJA, NIGERIA, Nov. 13, 2020 –As part of the Power Forward program, ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare donated 30,000 masks, 90 new handwashing stations...

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10 things you should know about COVID-19 vaccine candidates
12 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
10 things you should know about COVID-19 vaccine candidates

(1) Why are vaccines important in the COVID-19 pandemic?The COVID-19 outbreak has evolved into a historic pandemic, bringing unprecedented disruption to global economies. In response...

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Moving from advocacy to action in the fight against Malnutrition
09 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Moving from advocacy to action in the fight against Malnutrition

The COVID-19 pandemic has not just exposed the fragile nature of the health systems of most developing countries, including Nigeria, but has worsened other related...

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Top Ten News Items on  Health, 6th November 2020
06 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th November 2020

Minister worries over imminent COVID-19 second wave, warns against complacency. ‘Patients are dying’ — rep begs Ehanire to reopen Kogi medical centre.  Doctor who treated...

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Afreximbank, ITFC and BADEA Launch COPREFA, US$1.5bn Facility to Support African Resilience and Recovery amid Global Pandemic
04 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Afreximbank, ITFC and BADEA Launch COPREFA, US$1.5bn Facility to Support African Resilience and Recovery amid Global Pandemic

Cairo, 04 November 2020: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, partners with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), the Trade...

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Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
03 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?

On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and the continent are...

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Top Ten News Items on  Health, 31st October 2020
31 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st October 2020

Nigeria must avoid second wave COVID-19 infections, Buhari warns. Nigeria must sustain immunisation to keep polio at bay, say NPHCDA, WHO. NHIS to spend N191.7...

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What Nigeria’s health sector can learn from the #EndSARS protests
28 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
What Nigeria’s health sector can learn from the #EndSARS protests

For two weeks, young Nigerians coordinated peaceful protests across the country to demand an end to police brutality, illegal profilings, extortion and in some cases,...

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Chivita Celebrates World Juice Day
23 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Chivita Celebrates World Juice Day

October 17, 2020 – Lagos, Nigeria – Leading fruit juice brand, Chivita, holds its 2nd Annual Chivita World Juice Day Event today. The Annual Chivita...

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