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As Efforts Intensify to Contain Bundibugyo Ebola, Women Remain Most Vulnerable to Its Economic Impact

Jul 06, 2026
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An Epidemic of Parastatals in Nigeria’s Health Sector

Jul 04, 2026
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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

Jul 03, 2026
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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

Jul 03, 2026
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Why Zambia is Rethinking Tuberculosis Testing, and Why Validation Must Come First

Jul 02, 2026
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Preparing for Vienna: Another International AIDS conference

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 16, 2010

Every other year, the HIV/AIDS ‘community’, an odd mixture of scientists, youth, community workers, activists, politicians, and various other groups gather in one city in the world for one of the largest conferences related to an area of scientific endeavour. Its that time of the year again – time for AIDS2010  It is inspiring to see […]

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Job seeking in Nigerian Hospitals

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 13, 2010

Recruitment for specialist positions in a complex sector like health, will always be a challenge. This is especially the case if the management team of a facility are really looking for the best people to provide care for their patients. This has been a problem in Nigeria for years as the recruitment process is hardly […]

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"Africa Health" not just a journal!

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 9, 2010

Growing up with a physician for a father in 70s Nigeria, had a few of advantages and challenges. In the small university town of Nsukka, there were not many medical journals that came through the post. One that did come through inevitably every month was “Africa Health”. As I slowly developed an interest for my father’s […]

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A round-up of health news stories out of Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 29, 2010

Following health news out of Nigeria is always interesting as one finds the good, bad and the simply absurd. Find here a cross section of recent stories. “The sector, hitherto in a state of prostration, slumped into a coma with very severe untold consequences on the health of ordinary citizen’s especially sick infants and children, pregnant women […]

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Stories of hope and despair: A personal perspective of Primary Health Care in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 25, 2010

When we recently called on you, our readers to send us your accounts of encounters with the health sector in our country, we were not quite sure what to expect. But the piece below took us completely by surprise. This beautifully written account of the primary health care system in Nigeria from the perspectives of government, […]

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