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By Nigeria Health Watch | August 24, 2018

Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th August 2018

Ebola cases in DR Congo jump to 103. 33 children die of acute malnutrition in Bama IDP camp — MSF. NURHI Introduces Life Planning for Youths, Adolescents against Population Explosion. South-east Govs Inaugurate Committee on Health. Kano to contribute 5% IGR to health trust fund. 290 Primary Health Centres In Abia To Benefit From FG […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th July 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 13, 2018

Nigeria’s health ministry gets new Permanent Secretary. Nigeria accounts for 10% adolescents living with HIV globally. Zamfara State Loses Over 20 Medical Doctors In Six Months. Nigeria’s population to hit 235m in 2022. Adamawa conducts first vaccination campaign in response to cholera outbreak. Breastfeeding: NAFDAC decries continued violation of BMS Code. Kwara Launches Compulsory Health Scheme. Niger to establish health insurance […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 15 July 2016

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 15, 2016

Nigeria on the brink of famine: ‘Children are dying from starvation’. President Buhari and WHO Regional Director agree on the need to increase domestic funding for health. National hospital sealed off over N7.7m debt. Reps move to probe Abuja National Hospital. FG to increase health budget in 2017. Government okays single term for heads of […]

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Health news out of Nigeria in March

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 5, 2008

…in addition to the on-going saga at the Ministry of Health, which we will write more about as it unfolds…find below a summary of other interesting stories on health out of Nigeria in March… Channels TV – Declare State of Emergency in Nigeria’s Health Sector- NMA PresidentPresident of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Dan […]

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