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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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Is this Nigeria’s Last Lap to Polio Freedom?

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 20, 2019

In about six months, Nigeria will achieve what will arguably be one of her recent greatest public health achievements; being declared polio-free. The journey has been lengthy and tough, and required sustained efforts of all stakeholders; from frontline workers identifying and reporting cases in states like Kano and Niger, to volunteer community mobilisers ensuring every […]

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Record and Respond: How one Zaria Hospital is Tackling Maternal Deaths 

By Bashar Abubakar | February 18, 2019

The ancient city of Zaria in Kaduna State is one of the most famous cities in Northern Nigeria. Aside from its cultural history, it is home to some of the country’s most prestigious educational institutions; the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU); the Nigerian Military School (NMS) and the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH). Less well […]

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10 Nigerian Health innovation ideas that are not telemedicine – Op-Ed

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 13, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from Dr. Ikpeme Neto (Founder, Wella Health Technologies). He explores 10 tech ideas that may help transform Nigeria’s Health Sector. Dr. Neto is an internal medicine physician and digital health entrepreneur. I recently noticed a peculiar hashtag trending on Twitter. It was a hashtag for a telemedicine application that […]

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Remind Me: A tech solution to improve immunisation coverage in Nigeria  

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 11, 2019

If you make your way along the busy Herbert Macaulay road in densely populated Yaba, Lagos State, you may hardly notice the building housing the Co-Creation Hub (CCHub). The building looks like any other you may find in this high density part of Lagos, however the building houses the hub that has raised the profile […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th February 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 8, 2019

Buhari targets 10,000 functional primary healthcare centres, says NPHCDA boss. Oyo Health Insurance Health Scheme Captures 100,000 Enrollees. Sign Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Bill into law, PSN tells FG. FGM: UN agencies call for new measures to end practice. Malnutrition: Ministry advocates scaling up high impact interventions. 130 people die of cholera in Zamfara in […]

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