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

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Saving 10K - Empowering Nigerian mothers with local options for child nutrition

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 14, 2019

Six months have passed, the journey is finally over! You have managed to exclusively breastfeed your baby as recommended by all the health experts and you’re a hero! Now you can rest. Or so you think, until you suddenly realise that you now need to understand your baby’s nutritional needs, now that they may not […]

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Telling the whole story: Better science communication for national development

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 7, 2019

“When you think of Borno State, what is the first thing that comes to mind?” 31 Nigerians answered this question and their answers were  – Insecurity, bombing, IDPs, Boko Haram, insurgency, tears, humanitarian crisis, war etc. Only one answer had a counter-narrative and that was ‘a land of resilience’. While it is true that Borno […]

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Partnership to strengthen immunisation; The Kano State model

By Bashar Abubakar | November 5, 2019

“It was a hectic day, we had a fixed immunisation session in Gachi village,” says Umar Alhassan, a Routine Immunisation (RI) provider as he arrives in Wudil town on his motorbike with two coolers he uses to carry vaccines from the Wudil Primary Health Centre (PHC). Gachi is a settlement in Wudil Local Government Area […]

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“No be for Naija, We Love Life”: Demystifying Depression in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 31, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Dr. Mike Adeyemi Lawal, he is a physician with experience in Global health, operational research and advocacy. He demystifies the misconceptions that many Nigerians have about depression through a simple question and answer format and reminds us all that depression “no dey show for face.”  End […]

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The Breast Milk Substitute Code - Time for Implementation and Enforcement in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 24, 2019

Breast will always be bestThe importance of breastfeeding to improve the health and nutrition of infants and young children cannot be overemphasised. Breastfeeding gives children the healthiest start in life. It is sufficient and beneficial for nutrition in a baby’s first 6 months. Breast milk stimulates brain development and functions as an infant’s first vaccine. […]

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