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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

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Blog Image 27 Feb

Mapping for Better Coverage: How GIS Microplanning is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 27, 2023

Technology is enhancing healthcare in Nigeria, as demonstrated by the use of GIS mapping in Kano State to improve vaccinators’ performance and address the resurgence of polio cases. GRID3 has built on the success of the GIS intervention introduced in 2012, utilising maps for effective polio and non-polio campaigns in the state. In March 2013, […]

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A Wearable Reminder: Prompting Caregivers to Stick to Vaccination Schedules in Kano State

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 9, 2022

By Chibuike Alagboso and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead writers) Gandirwawa Primary Health Centre (PHC) is in Minjibir Local Government Area (LGA) which is 42 kilometres from Kano city in Kano State. Located on an expanse of land the size of almost four football fields, the PHC is usually bustling with activity: children running around, as their […]

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Making Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 13, 2022

By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that successfully vaccinates all of its eligible population first, but the fact that Nasarawa State has vaccinated over 70% of its eligible population, putting it ahead of all but one of its neighbouring states, […]

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Overcoming the Challenges of Financing Routine Immunisation Beyond COVID-19

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 23, 2022

Vaccines remain an invaluable investment and one of the most cost-effective ways in preventing diseases, especially for new-born babies. When children have their routine immunisations, they are protected against diseases that once caused disability and even death. Access to sustained financing is, therefore, a critical part of ensuring that children continue receiving life-saving vaccines. Discussions […]

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‘E nor dey, come tomorrow’ – How vaccine stock-outs affect routine immunisation rates

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 21, 2021

Vaccines administered on the Nigerian National Immunisation schedule are free, right? Ewomazino disagrees. She had given birth to lovely twin boys and the expenses started to pile up almost immediately, often threatening to overshadow the joys that usually accompany the birth of a child. At birth, immunisation for her boys cost her 50,000 naira per […]

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