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Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th February 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 9, 2024

HEALTH Nigeria govt turns 270 PHCs into focal centres to boost healthcare delivery. FG To Enrol Cancer Patients In Health Insurance Coverage. Pate promises to stem rising drug costs, ease pharmaceutical burden. Nigeria at risk of outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases— US CDC warns. Treatment of FGM complications cost health systems $1.4 billion per year — […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd December 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 22, 2023

FG To Disburse N50bn For PHCs Upgrade Nationwide. Cervical Cancer: Nigeria vaccinates 4.7 million girls against HPV. 84% of residents have no access to quality healthcare — Kaduna health agency. Sugar Tax Saves Lives, Benefits The Poor, Says NASR Coalition. 2024 Budget: Nigeria increases immunisation fund but yet to release 2023 allocation. NACA advocates HIV […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th December 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 15, 2023

FG To Unveil Universal Health Coverage Initiative. WHO confirms 25 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Federal Govt Links Poor Functional PHCs To Alarming Child Mortality Rate In Nigeria. Nutrition Society calls for swift action to tackle Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis. Adamawa Set For Fresh Polio Vaccination. US Agency Approves Cure For Sickle Cell Disease. Public […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th December 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 8, 2023

STEM seminar: Spanish Embassy, Nigeria Health Watch partner to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Expedite action on gender-based violence cases, NHRC urges judiciary, security agencies. change may reverse gains in malaria prevention — WHO. 40m women risk prolonged childbirth-related issue yearly. Alcohol, surgary beverages responsible for 10.6 million deaths yearly – WHO. Nigerians Tasked On […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 1st December 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 1, 2023

Medical stakeholders meet to implement WHO’s 2030 rehabilitation agenda. World AIDS Day: Nigeria progressing towards ending AIDS as public health problem-NACA boss. Anambra govt intensifies fight against quack doctors. Child Malnutrition Rises By 160% In Northeastern Nigeria, Says FHI360. 2024 Budget must prioritize education, healthcare – Speaker Abbas. Mpox outbreak in DRC may spread — […]

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