Zero Discrimination in Nigeria: Moving from Policy to Practice
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In January 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act, to provide for the full…
Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo risks slowdown
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26 February, Geneva – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today called on donors to continue funding the response to the Ebola outbreak…
NCDC REVIEWS LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK RESPONSE AMIDST REDUCING NUMBER OF CASES
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a decrease in the number of Lassa fever cases reported weekly in the…
NGOs join hands to tackle malnutrition in Benue’s IDP camps
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The morning sun is rising at Abagana Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Benue state. Eunice Gabriel sits outside a classroom hall, peeling…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd February 2019
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Six states to benefit from N23.3b UK malaria intervention project. Government urged to step up to HIV as donor funding drops. FG allocates land…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 21st February 2019
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Laboratory Scientist (Microbiologist), Lily Hospitals Limited, Delta, deadline 26th February, 2019. Apply for this job Health Informatician, eHealth4everyone, Abuja, deadline 15th March,…
Is this Nigeria’s Last Lap to Polio Freedom?
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In about six months, Nigeria will achieve what will arguably be one of her recent greatest public health achievements; being declared polio-free….
African Private Sector leaders take the lead to rewrite Africa’s healthcare narrative with support from African Heads of State
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 14, 2019/ — GBCHealth (www.GBCHealth.org), Aliko Dangote Foundation (www.Dangote.com/foundation) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (www.UNECA.org) jointly held the…
Record and Respond: How one Zaria Hospital is Tackling Maternal Deaths
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The ancient city of Zaria in Kaduna State is one of the most famous cities in Northern Nigeria. Aside from its cultural…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th February 2019
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Why Nigerians should know their HIV status today, by NACA. UNICEF, Kaduna state move to reduce new HIV cases. JOHESU rejects planned privatisation of…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 14th February 2019
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Terms of Reference for Endline Evaluation of Food and Nutrition Security Project, Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI), Borno, deadline 25th February, 2019. Apply…
10 Nigerian Health innovation ideas that are not telemedicine – Op-Ed
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Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from Dr. Ikpeme Neto (Founder, Wella Health Technologies). He explores 10 tech ideas that may help…
Love Wisely, Share Love not HIV: Valentine 2019
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Abuja, 11th February 2019: The Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Sani Aliyu wants to use this…
Remind Me: A tech solution to improve immunisation coverage in Nigeria
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If you make your way along the busy Herbert Macaulay road in densely populated Yaba, Lagos State, you may hardly notice the…