New reports focus on malaria eradication goal
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23 August 2019, Geneva – The RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes two new forthcoming reports on the opportunity the world has to…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 22nd August 2019
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Consultant, International Health ( HSS Data & Documentation), UNICEF, Abuja, deadline 28th August, 2019. Apply for this job Resident Doctor (Radiation Oncology),…
Dr Osagie Ehanire: A new captain for Nigeria’s health sector
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The long wait is over! Following the beginning of a new administration in May 2019, Nigeria now has a new captain to…
Oloibiri to Abuja: Sustainable People-centered investments in primary and tertiary care
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A blue Toyota Corolla pulled to a stop inside the hospital premises and a middle-aged woman helped a frail young boy into…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th August 2019
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WHO approves two highly effective Ebola drugs for immediate use. Nigeria: NCAA issues Ebola alert to Airlines, calls for vigilance. UNAIDS welcomes…
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…