It Is Time to Rein in Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria
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Iruka N Okeke (Guest Writer) ‘Tunde [not real name], a small-scale building contractor diagnosed with prostate cancer, recently underwent surgery. He had…
Sharada PHC: Making a Difference Through Community Engagement
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For residents like Rafi’atu Ibrahim, Safiya Saleh, and Saudat Sa’id, Sharada Primary Healthcare (PHC) in Kano State is more than just a…
Protecting the Future: Kano’s Global Shapers Educate Schoolgirls on HPV and Its Vaccine
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Mahdi Garba [Lead writer] When Radeeyah Nasir is not at her job as a registrar in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit of…
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…