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Stronger Together: How Big Business is helping Nigeria combat #COVID19

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 14, 2020

Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) All around us, we see and hear of how individuals and businesses are pitching in to help in little, but important ways to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. These include organisations that took proactive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 before the country began […]

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Mind over COVID19: Simple tips to protect your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 10, 2020

In the past three months, millions of people around the globe have been urged to stay home and take various steps to protect themselves from the COVID-19 disease. As the virus slowly gains ground in Africa, there may be additional challenges on a continent where healthcare systems are already under strain, with limited access for […]

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Partnership for WASH: European Union and State Governments Improve Services in Rural Communities

By Bashar Abubakar | April 6, 2020

Nasoro Primary School is right at the centre of Gumel town in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. It has over 4,700 students and 78 teachers, according to Arma Muhammed, the head teacher. At 11am on a Thursday morning, the timekeeper stood in the school playground and rang his bell, signalling the break time. Students from […]

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At the frontlines of Nigeria’s COVID-19 response: The Laboratory

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 2, 2020

Ultra-low freezers hum and beep continuously in the biorespository room, supporting the non-stop diagnostic activities at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory in Gaduwa, Abuja, on a relatively quiet Friday afternoon. This is one of the reference laboratories of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The laboratory is open 24 hours a day as […]

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A Call to Serenity, Courage and Wisdom During COVID-19: OpEd

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 31, 2020

I have been on a social media break, which just happened to coincide with the unfurling of the COVID-19 phenomenon. Peeking briefly into Twitter last week, I was stunned at some of the reactions I was seeing in relation the COVID-19 pandemic. It led me to want to share a few personal reflections as a […]

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