Marie Connect: Reaching out to rural Nigerian communities with Family Planning services
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Editor’s Note: This week the FP2020 Summit took place in London to discuss efforts to reach the Family Planning 2020 goals and…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 12th July, 2017
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Community Supervisor, Save the Children, Borno, deadline 20th July, 2017. Details here FSL Program Coordinator, Save the Children, Borno, deadline 16th July, 2017….
Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th July 2017
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Executive Secretary of NHIS suspended. Japan donates 31 ambulances to Nigerian health institutions. FG adopts WHO guidelines for multidrug-resistant TB. EU, UNICEF to upgrade 162…
The emergence of a vibrant health-tech ecosystem in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership article is by Ugonna Ofonagoro, Research Analyst at EpiAFRIC, a public health consultancy firm. She writes…
Field epidemiologists gather for ‘One Health’
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For three days in July – 5th to 7th – at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton Hotel, epidemiologists from across Nigeria and beyond…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30 July 2017
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With 1,166 deaths, Nigerian govt formally declares meningitis outbreak over. Osinbajo approves appointment of 14 heads of tertiary health institutions. Health insurance: FG calls…
Are HMOs needed in Nigeria? Public hearing scrutinizes their existence
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Last week, the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services held a 2-day investigative public hearing aimed at achieving three key objectives:…
Nigerian healthcare awards celebrate Akinsete, Ohuabunwa, GE , Lagoon Hospitals, SaferMom, AKTH, Medplus, Nordica and others
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The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) in a well-attended and glamourous ceremony in Lagos celebrated key stakeholders in the Nigeria healthcare sector….
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 28th June, 2017
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Midwife, FHI 360, Maiduguri- Banki LGA. Details here Primary Health Care Doctor, FHI 360, Maiduguri-Ngala LGA. Details here Assistant Technical Officer– Laboratory…
Latest Meningitis outbreak over in Nigeria; Enhanced surveillance continues
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With the decline in Meningitis cases, the 2016/2017 Meningitis outbreak is over and the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) responding to the epidemic…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd June 2017
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Nigerian govt. introduces free treatment for all HIV patients. Minister Wants HMOs Scrapped over Alleged Mismanagement of N531bn. Nigeria, Germany seal N3.5bn polio aid…
Nigeria successfully completes Joint External Evaluation of International Health Regulations
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Nigeria has made commendable progress in fulfilling the requirements of the International Health Regulations (IHR). This is the verdict of the 7-day…
NCDC/NFELTP Conference 5th – 7th July 2017, Abuja: How training “disease detectives” can help Nigeria better prevent epidemics
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In the wake of the Ebola and Lassa Fever outbreaks in Nigeria and the larger West African region, the work of “public…
World Blood Donor Day 2017: Youth who save lives in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria By Dr. Nafisa Abdu
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Eight months pregnant, 21-year-old Suwaiba Isah got seriously ill and was taken to Yusuf Dan Tsoho Specialist hospital in Kaduna. Suwaiba was…