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Top Ten News Items On Health, 5th April 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 5, 2019

Nigeria Loses Over N400bn On Annual Basis To Medical Tourism — Buhari. ACPN tasks NAFDAC on stricter regulation, fake drugs, open markets as agency turns 25. Africa loses $2.4tn yearly to diseases – WHO. NAFDAC reports fake cholera vaccine in Bangladesh. USAID Trains 500 Health Workers On Service Delivery. NCDC gives update of Lassa fever […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 1st March 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 1, 2019

Financing primary healthcare systems vital to improving peoples’ lives — Melinda Gates. How community informants help improve polio surveillance – WHO. Hygeia HMO partners Access Bank on IVF treatment. NSIA-LUTH Centre rekindles hope for cancer patients in Nigeria. 34 States rank low in health budgetary allocations. Maternal Health: Kano emerges overall North-West champion in 2018. SKG Pharma Boss Tasks Govt on […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th November 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 16, 2018

Buhari signs bill establishing Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Lassa fever kills two, infects five in Edo, Ebonyi, Ondo. WHO cautions against misuse of antibiotics. FCT school feeding takes off Jan. Only 7 Geriatricians for over 9m old Nigerians. German Government Gives Plus 6M Grant To Hospital. Delta to spend N8.6bn on health in 2019. […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th September 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 14, 2018

Nigeria confirms link to UK monkeypox outbreak. Nigerian government unveils project to improve storage in health facilities. How US is partnering Nigeria to strengthen health sector – Diplomat. Nigeria loses about $2bn yearly to poor health care – FG. Borno cholera death toll rises to 18. World Suicide Prevention Day: Survivors Tell Their Stories. Awele […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th August 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 10, 2018

FG okays $150m World Bank Loan for Polio Eradication. Nigeria launches Epidemic Response Scheme to combat infectious diseases. DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak. Only 24% infants exclusively breastfed in Nigeria – Health Ministry. Cholera Kills 11 In Kano. Lassa Fever: Enugu confirms one death. Borno NSHIP, UNICEF Unveils Plan to Address Manpower, Infrastructural Gaps In Health […]

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