Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State
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According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th November 2020
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Cancer: vaccine will be available in Nigeria 2021 – Dr Bagudu. Strengthening Primary, Maternal Health Care delivery in Nigerian communities. Antimicrobial resistance…
Delta State, Sanofi commission diabetes & hypertension clinics
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The Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), an agency under the Delta State government, on Monday commissioned four Diabetes and Hypertension Clinics…
Mental Health, a Silent Burden for Women #GivingBirthInNigeria
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Adeona (not real name) narrates the mental breakdown she suffered when carrying and delivering her fourth and last child. She was sick…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 19th November 2020
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National Lead Consultant, NTD Programmes, Health Systems Consult Limited (HSCL), Abuja, deadline 28th November 2020. Apply State Technical Malaria Lead, Management Sciences…
International and African organizations join together to fight antimicrobial drug resistance
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Accra, Addis Ababa, Bamako, Brazzaville, Cairo, Nairobi, 18 November 2020 – With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatening development and health in Africa, six…
Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, Nigeria’s First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) and Dr Nono Simelela of the World Health…
Ending Childhood Pneumonia in Nigeria – November 12th World Pneumonia Day
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November 12th was World Pneumonia Day. What we should all know about childhood pneumonia in Nigeria: In Nigeria, more children under the…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th November 2020
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160,000 Nigerian children die of pneumonia yearly. Nigeria won’t be left out of COVID-19 vaccine– FG. Measles, polio outbreak imminent in Nigeria,…
ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare Donate Masks, Sanitizers and Handwashing Stations to 30 ‘Power Forward’ Schools in Abuja
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ABUJA, NIGERIA, Nov. 13, 2020 –As part of the Power Forward program, ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare donated 30,000 masks, 90…
10 things you should know about COVID-19 vaccine candidates
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(1) Why are vaccines important in the COVID-19 pandemic?The COVID-19 outbreak has evolved into a historic pandemic, bringing unprecedented disruption to global…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 12th November 2020
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Senior Technical Officer (Reproductive Health and HIV), FHI 360, Abuja. Apply Senior Policy Advisor, UN Food Systems Summit, Global Alliance for Improved…
Moving from advocacy to action in the fight against Malnutrition
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not just exposed the fragile nature of the health systems of most developing countries, including Nigeria, but has…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th November 2020
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Minister worries over imminent COVID-19 second wave, warns against complacency. ‘Patients are dying’ — rep begs Ehanire to reopen Kogi medical centre….