Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2023
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X-raying presidential candidates’ plan for health. How Pate’s Appointment As Gavi CEO Will Benefit Nigeria‘s Health Sector. Every two minutes, a woman…
Connecting Nigeria: Five Ways Starlink Could Expand Access to Quality Health Services
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Beti Baiye (Lead Writers) Starlink, the internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched in Nigeria three weeks…
Returning to Heal: How Regions Healthcare is Improving Access to Quality Care in Imo State and Beyond
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There is a reverse side to Nigeria’s medical brain drain. Healthcare professionals from the diaspora are showing their readiness to come back…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 February 2023
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NHIA ACT: FG Inaugurates Committee On Operational Guidelines. PSN seeks legislation to redress drug scarcity in public hospitals. Need to Improve Access…
Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act's Implementation
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By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health…
Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State
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Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare….
Public Health Communication During a Health Emergency: What We Have Learned
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By Vivianne Ihekweazu & Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) “We’ve learned collectively that transparency, openness, and the communication of credible information to people…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 February 2023
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Nigeria yet to meet 70% COVID-19 vaccination target – FG. World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without including men,…
From the Lunacy Act to the First Mental Health Act in Nigeria: Five Takeaways
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By Aloysius Ugwu and Beti Baiye In January 2023, a little over six decades after the Lunacy Act of 1958 was established,…
Serving Freshness: How Coldhubs is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria
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In his shop in Relief Market in Owerri, Imo State, Sadisu Sani popularly called Zuma, is surrounded by vegetables of all shapes,…
From a Fellowship to a Movement: The Future of Public Health in Africa
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By Christie Akwaowo (Lead Writer) Editor’s Note: Established in honour of the late Kofi Annan, the Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme…