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Three Months After Speaking Out, Indabo Residents Still Await Improved PHC Services

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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

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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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Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd November 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 22, 2019

How Good is Quality of Oxytocin in Nigeria? Buhari signs Executive Order to tackle Open Defecation in Nigeria. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria. Polio eradication campaign gets $2.6 bn boost. Nigeria commemorates third Noma Day – resolves to eliminate disease by 2030. FG launches campaign to protect over 28m children against measles, meningitis. Senate moves […]

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Deliberate action to fight antibiotic resistance in Nigeria: World Antibiotics Awareness Week 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 21, 2019

Since the discovery of Penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have continued to play a critical role in healthcare. Not only are they used to treat infections caused by various strains of bacteria, they are also used to prevent bacterial infections during surgery and in the event of accidents. However, these life-saving medications are increasingly becoming […]

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Next Generation Disease Detectives: The institutions training future Nigerian leaders to fight epidemics

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 19, 2019

The global health community received an important announcement on the 29th October 2019 – the beginning of the first-ever human trial for a possible Lassa fever vaccine. This move was championed by Themis Biomedicals and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), but the process leading up to this achievement started long ago. In January […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th November 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 15, 2019

WHO Prequalifies Ebola Vaccine, Paving The Way For Its Use In High-Risk Countries. Sen. Oloriegbe calls for adequate funding of health sector to boost performance. 6.5m Nigerian women now use modern contraceptives — Report. 13 States to Benefit from $250m World Bank Loan for Malaria Control. Polio in Nigeria: ‘I opposed vaccinations until my son […]

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