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Walking in the Right Direction: Plugging Healthcare Delivery Gaps in Ekiti State
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When Dr Uzoamaka Onyeama completed her medical training and was posted to Ekiti State for National Youth Service, she said that she…
Feed well to learn well: How home-grown school feeding strategies improve nutrition and learning outcomes across Nigeria
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“A child that doesn’t feed well cannot learn well”. Isaac Success, Dreams from the Slum. Isaac Success is the founder of Dreams from…
The NYSC and NCDC Collaboration: A Partnership Inspired by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Beyond being mandatory for the advancement of career prospects after graduation from university, completing the national youth service is a thing of…
Focusing on the vulnerable to achieve UHC in Nigeria: Insights from a book launch
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On September 14, 2021, Dr Charles Ezuma-Ngwu, launched a book titled ‘Universal Healthcare and Access to the Lower-income Population: An exploration of…
Building back better from COVID-19: Four insights from the inaugural NiCAFE conference
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Guilty or not Guilty? How PSN Africa is addressing the realities of postpartum depression in Lagos State
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In May 2020, criticisms against a 22-year-old mother, Olufunmilola Adisa, accused of killing her baby in Lagos State flooded the internet. Reports…
Displaced but not forgotten: Organisations delivering family planning services to Abuja's IDP camps
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When you are displaced from your home, accessing family planning services is probably the last thing on your mind. You will be…
Preparing ahead: How Imo State harnessed the REDISSE project to improve its COVID-19 response
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As at January 12, 2021, Nigeria has had over a hundred thousand confirmed cases of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection….
What Nigeria’s health sector can learn from the #EndSARS protests
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For two weeks, young Nigerians coordinated peaceful protests across the country to demand an end to police brutality, illegal profilings, extortion and…
ACEGID in Ede: Science Capacity evolving in Nigeria from an unusual Location
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Empathy, sacrifice and resolve: One centre making a dent in kidney care in Lagos State
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Lemonade from lemons: Survivor stands strong to end rape in Nigeria
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One of the messages people circulate on social media and across the popular messaging platform WhatsApp is “If life gives you lemons,…
The Men who Change Diapers: Men's antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos
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There are so many stories of giving birth in Nigeria. From good to not so great. These stories come from people in…