Making Happiness Local: How a Project is Improving Access to Mental Healthcare in Imo State
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“Do you know that there’s only one psychiatrist in the whole of Imo State?” — This was a line in a post published by…
Going Beyond Global Commitments to Local Action for Zero Childhood Pneumonia Deaths in Nigeria
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Children are more vulnerable to resistant infections in their early years because their immune systems are not fully developed to fight infections….
Returning to Heal: How Regions Healthcare is Improving Access to Quality Care in Imo State and Beyond
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There is a reverse side to Nigeria’s medical brain drain. Healthcare professionals from the diaspora are showing their readiness to come back…
Serving Freshness: How Coldhubs is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria
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In his shop in Relief Market in Owerri, Imo State, Sadisu Sani popularly called Zuma, is surrounded by vegetables of all shapes,…
Society for Family Health: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Train Family Planning Service Providers
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Mrs Gertrude Edom, the founder and chief executive officer of St Gertrude Maternity Centre located in Topland, a suburb in Enugu city,…
Jela's Development Initiatives: Promoting Inclusiveness in Mental Health Interventions
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The World Health Organization (WHO) clearly states that complete emotional and mental well-being are critical components of good health care. Efforts to…
Family Planning Offers a Pathway to Universal Health Coverage But Will Nigeria Take It?
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The recent International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) saw Thailand host up to 3,500 reproductive health and family planning experts and advocates…
Lessons from Dakar: How Peer Learning and Capacity Strengthening of CSOs Impacts Africa's Development
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At the Café De Rome Hotel, 350 meters from the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal, academics, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from…
Medicines Should Save Lives: Here’s How DrugStoc is Ensuring This Happens for Nigerians
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As a Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) officer, when Chukwunonso Umeh began his search for a vendor who could supply some of…
Nigerian Medical Students’ Association: Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness
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Beyond the breakthrough vaccineThe Malaria vaccine is considered to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. However, in spite of…
Power in Her Hands: Breaking the Culture of Silence Surrounding Sexual and Gender Based Violence Through Technology
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“…gender-based violence happens to our acquaintances, colleagues, friends and, yes, family members.” Anita Hill. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) puts the number…
Overcoming the Challenges of Financing Routine Immunisation Beyond COVID-19
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Vaccines remain an invaluable investment and one of the most cost-effective ways in preventing diseases, especially for new-born babies. When children have…
Beyond a building: Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Primary Healthcare in Sauka Community
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Water, electricity and good roads are some of the basic amenities every community needs to thrive, while health and education are the…
From a Fact-Finding Visit to Providing Safe Water for Sauka Community
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Big things every so often start in small ways. Louis Pasteur may never have fully conceived the far reaching effects of his…