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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

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How perceived side effects of contraceptives hampers family planning in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from Nigeria Health Watch team member Dara Ajala-Damisa. She writes about choosing a family planning method as a young newly married woman. She delves into how the perceptions of negative side effects can affect contraceptive use in Nigeria and the need to increase the public’s knowledge about the importance […]

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Isolate, trace and respond: How a new emergency operations centre has improved outbreak response in Kebbi

By Bashar Abubakar | May 13, 2019

Dr. Assad Hassan had just graduated from the prestigious Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) when he received the urgent call to take on the role of State Epidemiologist to head up the newly established Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) in Kebbi State. He and his newly assembled team had probably never imagined […]

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Generation Next: Nigeria is failing young people’s need for sexual health services

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 10, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership blog comes from Precious Ereka, a Youth Service Corps Member serving at Nigeria Health Watch. She writes about the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in young Nigerians and the importance of sexual health education for not only young people, but also for the health workers who are meant to […]

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Crib A’Glow: Saving tiny hearts in the FCT through technology

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 6, 2019

Placed on a hospital cupboard about two meters from the ground, the little box glows with a brilliant blue light, beautiful in the dark. Unlike the normal incubator used in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU), the box measures approximately about 1m x 0.5m x1m (3ft x 2ft x 2ft) and weighs a little above 5 […]

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Money for Midwives: Will the BHCPF solve Midwifery’s Funding Woes?

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 2, 2019

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, recently made waves when he asserted that he was not worried about doctors leaving Nigeria, because the country has a surplus. The comment spurred outrage and extensive commentary about whether Nigeria actually has enough health workers. In an interview on Arise TV, Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor, Nigeria Health Watch […]

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