#PreventEpidemicsNaija - Funding the COVID-19 Response in Nigeria
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Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala Damisa (Lead Writers) When Nigeria Health Watch’s #PreventEpidemicsNaija project launched in October 2018 and started advocating for…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd May 2020
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‘From 665 to 6,677’ — how Nigeria recorded over 6,000 COVID-19 cases in one month. COVID-19: NAFDAC reduces cost of registration for…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 21st May 2020
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USAID Project Management Specialist – Maternal and Child Health (MCH), US Embassy in Nigeria, Abuja,deadline 28th May 2020. Apply Senior Nutrition and Social Protection Officer, AHHD2, African Development…
#MyCOVID19NaijaStory: The day I was proud to be a frontline health worker - Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi
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Editor’s Note: Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi came back to Nigeria in 2015 after completing her MSc in Public Health. She started practicing in…
When Time Stands Still: Responding to Nigeria's COVID-19 Outbreak
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Editor’s Note: Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu has been part of World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria’s team supporting the country’s preparedness and response to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th May 2020
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 burden rises above 5,000, with 193 new cases on Thursday. COVID-19: CBN launches N100bn intervention fund, urges scientists to develop…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 14th May 2020
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Project Manager – COVID19 Response, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), Borno, deadline 17th May 2020. Apply FT Nutrition Officer P2, UNICEF Nigeria, Abuja, deadline 20th May 2020. Apply Child…
African leaders call for immediate action to save additional lives from malaria in the face of COVID-19
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11 May 2020 – In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the…
#Innovate4COVID19: How 3 organisations are fighting the novel Coronavirus in Africa
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By Adaobi Ezeokoli & Thelma Thomas (Lead Writers) Every year since 2015, Nigeria Health Watch has organised the Future of Health Conference,…
Nigeria Health Watch launches new brand identity
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Abuja – We are excited to announce the launch of the new Nigeria Health Watch logo, as part of the ongoing evolution…
New Report Provides African Governments Real-Time Information and Guidance to Find the Balance in COVID-19 Response
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Real-time data from 20 African countries drives prevention guidelines to save lives 5 May 2020 (New York) – Member states across Africa…
Fortify and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Announce Strategic Partnership to Reduce Iron Deficiency and Improve Maternal Survival in West Africa
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May 06, 2020 07:30 AM Eastern Daylight TimeCHICAGO & LAGOS, Nigeria–(BUSINESS WIRE)– U.S.-based Fortify and Nigeria-based Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) today announce…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th May 2020
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Coronavirus: Buhari seeks international cooperation. 54gene rolls out mobile laboratory to boost Nigeria’s coronavirus test capacity. Nigerians yet to come to terms…
Scaling up COVID-19 testing - Active case finding in the FCT
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Community members share their motivation for coming forward for testing. For some, anxiety not knowing their status and wanting to protect their…