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What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

Jul 25, 2026
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In Kano, Arts and Craft Sessions Are Improving Menstrual Health for Women and Girls

Jul 24, 2026
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Another Office or a Stronger System? The Institutional Test for Nigeria’s Digital Health Agenda

Jul 22, 2026
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Turning Livestock Waste into Fertiliser: Can a Kaduna Enterprise Cut Farm Costs and Support Better Nutrition?

Jul 20, 2026
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‘Where Does My Donated Blood Go?’ Tracing the Life-Saving Journey from Donor to Patient

Jul 19, 2026
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NutriVision 2024: Advancing Nutrition for Nigeria’s Economic Development

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 17, 2024

Dr. Adachi Ekeh and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writers) A nation’s greatest asset is its people. For Nigeria to realise the full potential of her human capital, there must be strong focus and effort to build a well-nourished and healthy population. The link between nutrition and economic productivity is undeniable. Malnourished individuals, especially children, are more […]

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The Legislature’s Power in Boosting Nutrition and Food Security in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 3, 2024

Tzar Oluigbo [Lead Writer] In May 2024, the House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security organised a retreat with relevant stakeholders. The aim was to reach a consensus on the legislative agenda for Nutrition and Food Security in the 10th Assembly and to develop a comprehensive work plan to drive progress in these […]

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Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 10, 2023

Hadiza Mohammed and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the antenatal clinic (ANC) at Gagi Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Sokoto South Local Government Area (LGA) in Sokoto State. Aishatu Mohammed Bello, the head of the ANC unit speaks to the pregnant mothers […]

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Kpakungu PHC: More Women Are Accessing Nutrition Services for Free

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 11, 2023

Kpakungu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is situated in the Soje ‘B’ area of Kpakungu, in Minna South, Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of Niger State. According to Ummu Muhammad, the deputy officer in charge (2IC) of the PHC, Malnutrition Day is observed every Thursday at Kpakungu PHC. Since 2021, women from Kpakungu and neighboring communities have […]

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Eat-Learn-Play: Bridging the Nutrition and Education Gap for Wassa’s Displaced Children

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 30, 2023

By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) At first glance, the buildings that house the classrooms of the Transitional Learning Centre, Wassa, appear to have been designed to blend them into the brown sun scorched terrain that surrounds the centre. However, the classrooms themselves were anything but ordinary, as the Nigeria Health Watch […]

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