A “best buy” for child health in Nigeria: The Case for Immunisation
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“I know that immunisation is important and obviously I want the best for my child, but the schedules are quite confusing, especially…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th November 2018
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Nigerian govt to launch HIV Trust Fund. FG constitutes 2 committees on drug abuse. Court reinstates 894 redeployed health workers, orders refund…
Latest Health Jobs in Nigeria Published on 29th November 2018
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Consultant (HIV Landscape Analysis) SSA level 9 (P2/NOB equivalent), World Food Programme (WFP), Abuja, deadline 9th December, 2018. Apply for this job…
Let’s chat about sex: Tech platforms target FCT youth with sexual health info
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Goodness** (name changed to maintain anonymity) is a young woman in south-eastern Nigeria living with a hearing disability. Unlike most of her…
Health Meets Tech Johannesburg Hackathon - Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
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South Africa has a high prevalence of teenage and unwanted pregnancies, HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd November 2018
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Nigeria to vaccinate 26 million people in 2nd phase of biggest-ever yellow fever vaccination campaign. Malnutrition: FG Distributes 12,000 Cartons Of RUTF, Targets…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 22nd November 2018
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Regional Medical Advisor, GlaxoSmithKline, Kano. Apply for this job Project Assistant / Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Assistant – SHOPS Plus Nigeria, ABT…
“We are not the Future, We are the Present”: Key takeaways from #ICFP2018
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The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) that took place in Kigali between the 12th – 15th November, 2018 in Rwanda brought…
State-led medical outreach programme boosts healthcare delivery in Kebbi State
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Nigeria’s healthcare investment is grossly inadequate, and resources are overstretched. A little over N356 billion is allocated for healthcare in the 2018…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th November 2018
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Buhari signs bill establishing Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Lassa fever kills two, infects five in Edo, Ebonyi, Ondo. WHO cautions against…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 16th November 2018
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Maternal Newborn Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) Consultant, UNICEF, Adamawa, Bauchi and Kebbi, deadline 28th November, 2018. Apply for this job HSS Specialist,…
New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception on the Rise in Nigeria
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Over 2 million Unintended Pregnancies & 735,000 Unsafe Abortions Prevented Since July 2017 KIGALI, Rwanda, 12 November 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A…
President Muhammadu Buhari signs bill for an act to establish the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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As a demonstration of his commitment to national health security, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed…
Time to think differently about healthcare financing: The #BrainGain4Naija Workshop
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How do you raise the funds you need to scale up a healthcare venture in Nigeria? How do health sector entrepreneurs attract…