Is Nigeria ready to leave no one behind? World Water Day 2019
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Water is life Imagine… 10-year-old Funke kicks up dust as she makes her way out of the door to the stream. You…
Winners of the 2019 UN World Water Day Inter-School Handwashing Essay Competition
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Nigeria Health Watch, T.Y Danjuma Foundation, Water Aid and EpiAFRIC put together an inter-school handwashing essay competition in a bid to contribute…
Call for Applications: #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship
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Nigeria has taken important steps to improve its ability to find, stop and prevent disease outbreaks and other health threats before they…
Further Together: Collaboration for UHC in Africa by 2030
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As we entered Rwanda’s airspace and began our final descent to the Kigali International airport, I looked out of my window, eager…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th March 2019
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1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV – NACA boss. 2 Neonatal mortality, great challenge to developmental goals – Paediatrician. About 18 Nigerians…
Results of NAIIS – the largest HIV survey ever done are in: Nigeria not doing as badly as we thought!
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Without good data, we’re flying blind. If you can’t see it, you can’t solve it – Kofi Atta Annan There are about…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 14th March 2019
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Programme Analyst, Nigeria Health Watch, Abuja, deadline 22nd March, 2019. Apply for this job Nutrition Officer, NO-B, UNICEF, Abuja, deadline 21st March,…
WHO Africa Health Forum to shape next steps in universal health care on the continent
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Global leaders and health experts will come together at the continent’s seminal health-focused event to identify workable solutions that will strengthen African…
Can a passionate workforce make up for the shortcomings in our PHCs?
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The effective delivery of healthcare has many dimensions. While the focus is largely on the patient who is receiving the care, the other…
Decline in Lassa Fever Cases as NCDC Sustains Intensive Response
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Over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new cases of Lassa fever reported in Nigeria….
Nominations open for Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards 2019
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Nomination for the 6th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) 2019 has opened. This was made known by Dr. Wale…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th March 2019
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Patient free Of HIV after stem cell treatment. Universal Health Coverage: Rwanda urges African govts to fund healthcare. IWD: Over 800,000 women…
Why is Balance Better? – International Women’s Day 2019
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When we talk about gender equality in society, we often think of the pay gap or in public prominence. Some may also associate…
Partnering for Accountability: Nothing About Us Without Us
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Solving many of the challenges in health is a complex process and nobody can claim to have a silver bullet for any…