“No woman must die giving life – making every maternal death count”
The “Giving Birth In Nigeria” project in Kebbi, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Niger and the…More
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#PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship Announcement
Nigeria Health Watch is thrilled to announce the recipients of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship. The…More
Statement by WHO Director-General on World Health Day 2019
WHO was born on 7 April 1948 with a clear and ambitious vision: a world…More
1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services – UNICEF, WHO
3 APRIL 2019| GENEVA | NEW YORK – One in four health care facilities around the…More
Widely used malaria treatment to prevent malaria in pregnant women at risk of failing in areas where drug resistance is rising
LIVERPOOL – OXFORD, 25 March 2019 A global team of researchers, led by a team…More
Winners of the 2019 UN World Water Day Inter-School Handwashing Essay Competition
Nigeria Health Watch, T.Y Danjuma Foundation, Water Aid and EpiAFRIC put together an inter-school handwashing…More
Call for Applications: #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship
Nigeria has taken important steps to improve its ability to find, stop and prevent disease…More
WHO Africa Health Forum to shape next steps in universal health care on the continent
Global leaders and health experts will come together at the continent’s seminal health-focused event to…More
Decline in Lassa Fever Cases as NCDC Sustains Intensive Response
Over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new…More
Nominations open for Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards 2019
Nomination for the 6th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) 2019 has opened.…More
MTN Continues To Spearhead Intervention to Combat Deadly Scourge Of Substance Abuse
In furtherance of the drive to curb the increasing rate of substance abuse in Nigeria,…More
Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo risks slowdown
26 February, Geneva – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today called on donors to continue…More
NCDC REVIEWS LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK RESPONSE AMIDST REDUCING NUMBER OF CASES
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a decrease in the number of…More
African Private Sector leaders take the lead to rewrite Africa’s healthcare narrative with support from African Heads of State
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 14, 2019/ — GBCHealth (www.GBCHealth.org), Aliko Dangote Foundation (www.Dangote.com/foundation) and the UN…More