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Furanni Equips Women in Kano’s Ghari Community to Recognise Prolonged Labour and Seek Timely Care

Oct 15, 2026
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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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By Guest Author | October 12, 2026

In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Sharon Atieno Onyango (Guest writer) At 17, Lynet hoped to continue her education and train as a nurse. After she became pregnant, she says, those plans felt out of reach. The pregnancy brought financial and social pressures. Lynet says her mother, who was raising the family alone, was already struggling to support her children. She […]

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Reducing Neonatal Mortality in Kenya by Skilling Neonatal Specialist Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 20, 2022

By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) In 2014, when Edith Mumbi’s twins were born, they had a low birth weight and were admitted into the neonatal unit at a public health facility in Nairobi, Kenya. Mumbi was discharged two days after giving birth but visited her babies daily to breastfeed them. “The babies showed signs of […]

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