PMA2020 Nigeria 2018 Round National Dissemination
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PMA2020 uses innovative mobile technology to support low-cost, rapid-turnaround surveys to monitor key indicators for family planning. PMA2020 disseminated the survey results…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st September 2018
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Gates: Nigeria needs lot of work to address malnutrition in the North. Global Fund Accuses TB Network of misappropriating N20m workers’ salary….
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 20th September 2018
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TA Nutrition Officer, NO-B, UNICEF, Abuja, deadline 1st October, 2018. Apply for this job Health Specialist, Polio-Cold Chain Logistics (CCL), P-4, UNICEF, Abuja,…
Will Nigeria’s STEPwise Survey change the narrative around NCDs?
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Editor’s Note: Ahead of the 3rd UN High-level meeting on non-communicable diseases holding on September 27th in New York, Staff Writer Chibuike Alagboso highlights the…
Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State
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Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via immunization has…
Strengthening Health Security through Field Epidemiology – Key messages from the 2018 NCDC/NFELTP Conference
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Since 2016, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP) have every year,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th September 2018
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Nigeria confirms link to UK monkeypox outbreak. Nigerian government unveils project to improve storage in health facilities. How US is partnering Nigeria…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 13th September 2018
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National Consultant (Public and Environmental Health Officer),World Health Organization (WHO), Abuja, deadline 15th September, 2018. Apply for this job Health Financing Lead,…
Re: Monkeypox Cases in the United Kingdom
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the United Kingdom (UK), in patients…
Identify and Report: How grassroots informants accelerated the end of polio in Niger state
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The streets of Masaga district in the northern part of Bida local government area of Niger state were adorned with a colourful…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th September 2018
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FG Approves N6trn National Health Plan. GAVI extends vaccine support till 2028. NMA gives FG ultimatum to re-constitute MDCN council. CS-SUNN Calls…
Ageing but not infirm: Getting Geriatric care right in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Editorial Assistant Beti Baiye. She explores the world of geriatric…
Displaced but Determined in Borno; Exclusive Breastfeeding in the midst of a humanitarian crisis
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The Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Maiduguri is home to over 30,000 people. It is one of several IDP camps…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st August 2018
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Nigeria’s Polio laboratories pass another round of accreditation exercise. Donors provide 95% of HIV/AIDS funding in Nigeria –NACA DG. Fresh Crisis rocks…