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By Nigeria Health Watch | August 24, 2018

Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th August 2018

Ebola cases in DR Congo jump to 103. 33 children die of acute malnutrition in Bama IDP camp — MSF. NURHI Introduces Life Planning for Youths, Adolescents against Population Explosion. South-east Govs Inaugurate Committee on Health. Kano to contribute 5% IGR to health trust fund. 290 Primary Health Centres In Abia To Benefit From FG […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 March 2017

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 17, 2017

UNICEF Scales up Intervention in Malnutrition by 400% in North-east. FG disburses $500m maternal, child fund. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control to get legal backing. Nigeria’s Health Minister calls for urgent meeting over Sprite, Fanta crisis. LASG advises indefinite shutdown of Queen’s College. Experts react as Buhari administration fails to appoint heads of Nigeria’s tertiary […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 04 November 2016

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 4, 2016

We have no accurate data of health insurance beneficiaries in Nigeria -Prof Yusuf. 1,473 midwives deployed to PHCs to save mothers, children. Nigeria to establish 3 hospitals to end Obstetric Fistula. Reps move to upgrade National Hospital. Sokoto to Rehabilitate 22 General Hospitals With N440m. Ogun doctors, state disagree over health sector performance. Workers’ protest […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 28 October 2016

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 28, 2016

Nigeria has sufficient Anti retro-viral drugs – NACA. FG flags-off one PHC per ward programme in Borno. FG flags-off free VVF surgeries for 10,150 patients. FG to upgrade 7 cancer centres, provide more treatment machines. Nigeria set to resume vaccine production, eyes $280m from export. Kogi Govt to establish special health centres for pregnant women. […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 05 August 2016

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 5, 2016

Patients storm LUTH as nurses resume work. ICPC arraigns Professor of medicine for allegedly demanding bribe before surgery. JUTH workers protest against no-work-no-pay policy. Delta govt assures on rural healthcare insurance scheme. Lagos Inaugurates CCU to Perform Open Heart Surgery. Over 5m Nigerian newborns not exclusively breastfed – UNICEF. Health minister hails UNTH. Pharmacists Council […]

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