Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives
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By Hadiza Mohammed and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) The Boko Haram insurgency has had a significant and far-reaching impact on healthcare in…
PPFNChanchaga: Time to Address Growing Immunisation Demand
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Thirty-one-year-old Zaliha Haruna’s sixth child receives immunisation at the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), a primary health centre (PHC) in Chanchaga,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st July 2023
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Anthrax in Nigeria: All you need to know about the disease. Unmask, contain strange disease outbreak in Kaduna community, experts tell FG,…
Going Beyond Global Commitments to Local Action for Zero Childhood Pneumonia Deaths in Nigeria
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Children are more vulnerable to resistant infections in their early years because their immune systems are not fully developed to fight infections….
Here's How this Social Enterprise is Enabling Access to Emergency Medical Services Across Nigeria
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By Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In September 2022, Dr Nnaemeka Alo encountered a critical case at Saint Sabina Catholic Hospital in Agege,…
Enhanced Family Planning: Anguwan Biri PHC Requires Support.
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Anguwan Biri Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Nasarawa ‘C’ Ward in Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of Niger State provides integrated primary healthcare…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14th July 2023
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70% of diphtheria cases in Nigeria affect children between 2 and 14 — NCDC. WHO, Borno target 494,498 individuals on vaccination against…
CEPI: Accelerating Lassa Fever Vaccine Development in Nigeria
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The law of inertia, referred to as Newton’s first law of motion, states that “an object will remain at rest or in…
Advancing Infection Prevention and Control through Learning and Practice: Lessons from DRASA and CICAPS
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Onyinye Oranezi and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures are integral to every functional healthcare system. Their absence…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 7th July 2023
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Boosting maternal health through private sector integration. Reps urge Ministry of Health, NCDC to arrest diphtheria outbreak. Nigeria exempted as 12 African…
Strengthening Nutrition Outcomes in the Face of Climate Change in Nigeria
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By Dabri Olohije and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead Writers) The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food…