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Courage in the midst of fear; How Kano contained its current Lassa Fever outbreak

Inside one of the two wards for suspected cases in Yargaya isolation centre. Photo credit: Nigeria Health Watch

It was the last day of 2019. Everyone, including health workers at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the largest healthcare facility in Kano State, looked forward to the New Year. Salamatu, a 28-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, arrived at the Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G) unit on referral from Standard Hospital, a private hospital where she attended […]

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One year later, 5 most important lessons from the Nigerian Ebola response

We've hung up our Ebola boots. Where do we go from here? Photo Credit: Nigeria Health Watch

On October 20 2014, almost exactly one year ago, the World Health Organisation declared Nigeria Ebola free, 42 days after the last known case had occurred. At the time the world was in the grip of one of the largest and most terrifying public health disasters in generations. While not completely over, there are signs […]