Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 15th August 2019
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Chief Migration Health Nurse, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Lagos, deadline 22nd August, 2019. Apply for this job Consultant II, Management Sciences…
Your meat could be killing You: Nigeria's unhealthy Abattoirs
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Editor’s Note: The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited abattoirs in Suleja and Dei-Dei, to learn how they are managed and tease…
Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
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Bujumbura, 14 August 2019 – On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line…
Reducing maternal deaths: How one NGO is changing the narrative for new mothers in Ebonyi State
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Lead Writers: Ugonna Ofonagoro, Michael Atima and McHenry Igwe It was a long drive to get to Odenigbo community in Ikwo Local…
Eid-El- Kabir Celebration: A Time to Reflect
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Abuja, 9th August 2019 — As Muslim faithful’s celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir all over the world, it is important to reflect on the…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th August 2019
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NNPC/SNEPCo cancer machine reduces treatment waiting time by 80%. 73% Nigerian children denied exclusive breastfeeding –FG. Access to potable water is human…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 8th August 2019
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Nutrition Specialist, NO-3, UNICEF, Abuja, deadline 13th August, 2019. Apply for this job Senior Health Systems Strengthening Advisor, Malaria Consortium, Abuja, deadline…
A mango in the backyard that cannot be plucked: FCT indigenes face glaring health inequities
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership blog, Nigeria Health Watch Journalist Chibuike Alagboso spotlights health inequities faced by Abuja’s indigenous peoples….
Between experts and experience: Compassionate advocacy and support for exclusive breastfeeding
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These are some of the reasons Nigerian mothers give for why they are unable to exclusively breastfeed their babies in the first…
Federal Ministry of Health Celebrating 2019 World Breastfeeding Week -Empower Parents. Enable Breastfeeding
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Preparations are in earnest for the celebration of 2019 World Breast Feeding week. A series of activities is planned to promote optimal…
NCDC PARTNERS WITH RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES (RTSL) TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS IN NIGERIA
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has formally launched its collaboration with Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), an initiative of Vital…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd August 2019
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Doctor harps on exclusive breastfeeding to reduce infant mortality. FG spent N9.8bn to eradicate polio in the last three years. 20m Nigerians…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th July 2019
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WHO set to declare Nigeria polio free. HIV/AIDs: Total Group launches awareness project in Ogun. 7,500 Gombe kids at risk of acute…
Lassa Fever: Why the Nigerian government should fund disease diagnostics for epidemic preparedness
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Editor’s Note: Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli is a 2019 #PreventEpidemicsNaija Fellow at Nigeria Health Watch. In this piece she writes about a doctor whose…