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By Nigeria Health Watch | July 27, 2022

#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security

When the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Campaign was launched in 2018, it was likened to the story of the boy who cried wolf. Why should the country dedicate resources to prepare for an epidemic that might never happen? Today, the project has helped increase awareness and funding — among policymakers and the public — for epidemic preparedness at national and sub-national levels. […]

21 Jul

Here’s What the Media Should do to Advocate for More Funding for Epidemic Preparedness

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 21, 2021

By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) The media plays a significant role in how the public responds to health issues. Mass media, print, television, radio and internet have considerable power, reaching a wide and diverse audience, raising awareness about issues, framing how we think about issues and what we should be concerned about. […]

10 May

Kano State created a budget line for epidemic preparedness; Here’s how CSOs helped make it happen

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 10, 2021

By Ibukun Oguntola & Gabriel Oke (Lead Writers) The health security of a nation comprises the activities that lessen adverse public health incidents and ensures a healthy and productive population. It is vital to developing strong and resilient health systems that can prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, wherever they occur. Nigeria has […]

23 May

#PreventEpidemicsNaija - Funding the COVID-19 Response in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 23, 2020

Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala Damisa (Lead Writers) When Nigeria Health Watch’s #PreventEpidemicsNaija project launched in October 2018 and started advocating for better funding for epidemic preparedness in Nigeria, sceptics may have thought that it was akin to the case of the boy who cried wolf. With the various pressing health needs Nigeria faces, it […]

26 Nov

While we were sleeping: Is Nigeria prepared for the next big global epidemic?

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 26, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu, Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Nigeria. He asks whether Nigeria is prepared with its population of 200 million people to detect, respond and prevent possible epidemic outbreaks and analyses what the country needs to do, to guarantee the health security of the population. I […]

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#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security

Here’s What the Media Should do to Advocate for More Funding for Epidemic Preparedness

Kano State created a budget line for epidemic preparedness; Here’s how CSOs helped make it happen

#PreventEpidemicsNaija - Funding the COVID-19 Response in Nigeria

While we were sleeping: Is Nigeria prepared for the next big global epidemic?