COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Hybrid Approach is Needed - OpEd
The 2014 Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa wreaked havoc on a number of already…More
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At the frontlines of Nigeria’s COVID-19 response: The Laboratory
Ultra-low freezers hum and beep continuously in the biorespository room, supporting the non-stop diagnostic activities…More
Coronavirus: Time to take social distancing seriously in Nigeria
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis and the world is seeing the number of people…More
While we were sleeping: Is Nigeria prepared for the next big global epidemic?
Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu, Health Emergencies Programme,…More
Next Generation Disease Detectives: The institutions training future Nigerian leaders to fight epidemics
The global health community received an important announcement on the 29th October 2019 – the…More
Your meat could be killing You: Nigeria’s unhealthy Abattoirs
Editor’s Note: The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited abattoirs in Suleja and Dei-Dei, to…More
Lassa Fever: Why the Nigerian government should fund disease diagnostics for epidemic preparedness
Editor’s Note: Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli is a 2019 #PreventEpidemicsNaija Fellow at Nigeria Health Watch. In this…More
Isolate, trace and respond: How a new emergency operations centre has improved outbreak response in Kebbi
Dr. Assad Hassan had just graduated from the prestigious Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training…More
The fight against Lassa fever: Will it prepare Nigeria for future epidemics?
It is not unusual to talk about challenges and at the same time seek out available…More
Isolate & Cure: Katsina could stop spread of outbreaks with isolation centres
A one-year-old child with suspected measles is lying in one of the small rooms outside…More