Ten highlights from the 21st International Conference on AIDS
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[dropcap]O[/dropcap] ver the last week, your Nigeria Health Watch team has been at the 21st International AIDS Conference, the largest conference on…
Press Briefing by Borno State MoH and the FMoH on the Health and Nutrition Humanitarian Crisis in Borno State
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The Borno State Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Health recently held a press briefing on the health and nutrition…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 22 July 2016
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FG launches Rapid Result Initiative for Better Health. Senate seeks urgent funds to address malnutrition among IDPs. About 30% of children suffer…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 20th July, 2016
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HC3 Nigeria State Coordinator, John Hopkins University, Sokoto. Details here Chief Of Party, Chemonics International, Nigeria. Details here Procurement Pharmacist, HealthPlus Limited, Lagos,…
Address of the Honourable Minister of Health, Professor Adewole at the press briefing to launch the Rapid Results Initiative of the Federal Ministry of Health
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ADDRESS OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF HEALTH, PROFESSOR I. F ADEWOLE FAS, FSPSP,DSC(Hons) AT THE PRESS BRIEFING TO LAUNCH THE RAPID RESULTS…
Almost no Science from Nigeria at International Conference on AIDS
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[dropcap]F[/dropcap]inally, the moment came – The 21st International Conference on AIDS kicked off in Durban, South Africa on the 18th of July,…
NGOs advocate for a policy to ban child marriage to enhance girl child education
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At a World Population Day Commemoration event in Abuja on 14th July, 2016, Professor Oladapo Ladipo, representing Nigerian NGOs (NNGOs), advocated that…
TB2016 highlights efforts to strengthen the global fight against Tuberculosis, the leading killer of people with HIV, at the 21st International AIDS Conference(AIDS 2016)
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Durban, South Africa – Urgency in efforts to address the devastating global impact of tuberculosis (TB), and opportunities to make major inroads…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 15 July 2016
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Nigeria on the brink of famine: ‘Children are dying from starvation’. President Buhari and WHO Regional Director agree on the need to…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 13th July, 2016
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Account Manager – Healthcare, General Electric Nigeria, Lagos. Details here Consultant (Cardiology), Abuja Clinics, Abuja, deadline 15th July, 2016. Details here Consultant…
Back to Durban, for the International Conference on AIDS
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I have profound memories of the 13th International AIDS Conference that was held in Durban, South Africa, in July 2000. I was…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 08 July 2016
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UN warns over malnutrition deaths in NE Nigeria. Nigerians spend 20% on health —Survey. Gombe begins vaccination against pneumococcal diseases. Nigerian to…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 6th July, 2016
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Health and Nutrition Specialist, The Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG), Abuja, Borno, deadline 9th July, 2016. Details here Entry-Level ICU Nurse, Médecins Sans Frontières, Jigawa, deadline…
We have started our Descent: Strikes and the Future of Public Sector Health Delivery
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Over the past ten years, no sector has been more affected by strikes in contemporary Nigerian history, than the health sector. Paradoxically,…