The Future is Now: Youth Climate Action for a Sustainable World
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Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Prudence Enema (Lead Writers) How do you explain to a child that there is no food due to…
Mpox Vaccine: Africa’s Wait Continues Two Years After Global Outbreak
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) The African Continent is experiencing a new wave of Mpox (formerly monkeypox virus) cases, driven by a…
Safe Deliveries and Healthy Beginnings: How MSF Is Tackling Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Jigawa
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Mahdi Garba (Lead Writer) Hansai Umaru, 22, sits on her hospital bed, blissfully breastfeeding her baby with her mother by her side….
Gandun Albasa Model PHC: Where Compassion Meets Community but Staffing Falls Short
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For close to two decades, Gandun Albasa Model Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Gandu, Kano State, has been providing affordable healthcare for…
Nigeria’s Food Crisis is the Human Cost of Inaction
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) Nigeria has witnessed a 40% increase in malnutrition rates in the last year according to Médecins Sans…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9 August 2024
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Health minister seeks stronger public health capabilities to combat pandemics. WHO to convene emergency meeting on Mpox. Nigeria facing 200m yearly immunisation…
Nigeria’s Vaccine Financing: Self-Sufficiency is No Longer a Choice, But a Necessity
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In 2021, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing…
Gurjiya PHC: Birds Disrupt Healthcare Delivery
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A certain species of birds has invaded the Gurjiya Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Garko, Kano state, rendering it non-conducive for healthcare…
Mutuelle de Santé: Rwanda’s Blueprint For Universal Health Coverage
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Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Daphrose Mukanyangezi, a farmer from Nyamasheke, a district in south-western Rwanda, used to live in constant fear of…
Global Leaders Convene at the Pandemic Preparedness Summit to Tackle Future Health Crises
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writer)Leaders from across the world working on various aspects of health emergency preparedness and response gathered in Rio de…
An Initiative’s Quest to Ensure Access to Health Insurance For People Living With Sickle Cell Anaemia
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Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) At just seven months old, Sharon Akilo, now 17, was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA), a genetic…
Transforming Nigeria’s Medical Landscape through Visionary Leadership and Smart Partnerships
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Joseph Ugboaja and Chinedu Moghalu (Guest Writers) In Anambra State, Nigeria, we are witnessing a remarkable transformation in healthcare. This journey began…