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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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Understanding the Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: Causes and Solutions

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 2, 2023

By Ibukun Oguntola and Abara Erim (lead Writers)

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th September 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 8, 2023

FG Set To Increase Funding, Arrest Brain Drain In Health Sector – Prof Pate. Stakeholders urge govt to subsidize hepatitis treatment. Inadequate access to care threatening Universal Health Coverage In Nigeria. CSR: Lagos govt urges firms to prioritise health centres. Pharmacists worry over  high out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Breast cancer accounts for 23% of new […]

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Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 24, 2023

By Hadiza Mohammed and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) The Boko Haram insurgency has had a significant and far-reaching impact on healthcare in northeastern states like Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa. The insurgency disrupted health service delivery, particularly for pregnant women, newborns, and children. For example, in Damaturu Local Government Area (LGA) in Yobe State, although there […]

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Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas: What can we learn from Mr President’s 1st appointment in the Health Sector?

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 16, 2023

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new virus (HIV) that caused the devastating disease, AIDs had emerged and spread around the world. The impact of this new virus on people and the economy was only just becoming obvious. People were terrified, the association of the new disease with sexual transmission was stigmatising, and […]

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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Advocacy in Nigeria Must Include Health - Make the Evidence Visible

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 15, 2023

On the 16th of April 2023, Ayetoro, a coastal community located in southwest Nigeria and known as the happy place, had yet another incursion on its land by the Atlantic Ocean, affecting over 500 houses. A quick Google search using the keywords: ‘Sea, Incursion, Ayetoro, and Ondo State’ yielded 3,740 results in 0.28 seconds, with […]

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