Nigeria Must Harmonise Water and Sanitation Needs To Achieve SDG6
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Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead Writer) As Nigeria strives to ensure the availability of water and sanitation for all (SDG 6) in less…
Addressing the Climate Impacts on Poultry Farming: Before the Chickens Come Home to Roost
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Aaron Enogela Bawala (Lead Writer) Across the world, temperatures are rising causing significant changes in weather patterns and increasing the frequency of…
Patient surge at renovated Elizabeth Shaba PHC, yet facilities remain underutilised
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Since its renovation and commissioning five months ago, the Elizabeth Shaba Comprehensive Healthcare Centre in Nyikangbe, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of…
It Is Time to Rein in Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria
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Iruka N Okeke (Guest Writer) ‘Tunde [not real name], a small-scale building contractor diagnosed with prostate cancer, recently underwent surgery. He had…
Sharada PHC: Making a Difference Through Community Engagement
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For residents like Rafi’atu Ibrahim, Safiya Saleh, and Saudat Sa’id, Sharada Primary Healthcare (PHC) in Kano State is more than just a…
Protecting the Future: Kano’s Global Shapers Educate Schoolgirls on HPV and Its Vaccine
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Mahdi Garba [Lead writer] When Radeeyah Nasir is not at her job as a registrar in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit of…
The Future is Now: Youth Climate Action for a Sustainable World
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Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Prudence Enema (Lead Writers) How do you explain to a child that there is no food due to…
Mpox Vaccine: Africa’s Wait Continues Two Years After Global Outbreak
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) The African Continent is experiencing a new wave of Mpox (formerly monkeypox virus) cases, driven by a…
Safe Deliveries and Healthy Beginnings: How MSF Is Tackling Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Jigawa
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Mahdi Garba (Lead Writer) Hansai Umaru, 22, sits on her hospital bed, blissfully breastfeeding her baby with her mother by her side….
Gandun Albasa Model PHC: Where Compassion Meets Community but Staffing Falls Short
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For close to two decades, Gandun Albasa Model Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Gandu, Kano State, has been providing affordable healthcare for…
Nigeria’s Food Crisis is the Human Cost of Inaction
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) Nigeria has witnessed a 40% increase in malnutrition rates in the last year according to Médecins Sans…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9 August 2024
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Health minister seeks stronger public health capabilities to combat pandemics. WHO to convene emergency meeting on Mpox. Nigeria facing 200m yearly immunisation…