From the Darkest of Days to a New Dawn: 35 Years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS
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From the Darkest of Days to a New dawn: 35 years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS is the title…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th June 2022
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N2.7tr required to get PHC right – Experts discuss current challenges and opportunities. UTA tasks Nigeria on human development index, health-related SDGs….
Warawa Primary Health Center: This is What Happens When Government Steps Up
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Like every Primary Health Center (PHC), Warawa PHC in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State exists to cater for the health…
Monkeypox in Nigeria: Is There a Case for Vaccines?
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The current epidemiology and spread of monkeypoxThe spread of monkeypox to apparently non-endemic countries has highlighted again the inequity in the global…
Reducing Neonatal Mortality in Kenya by Skilling Neonatal Specialist Care
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By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) In 2014, when Edith Mumbi’s twins were born, they had a low birth weight and were admitted…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th June 2022
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Need for Multi-faceted Approach in Achieving Zero Maternal Mortality. Over 11 million Nigerians living with diabetes. Infectious diseases fast ravaging communities in…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 16th June 2022
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Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW), Tulsi Chanrai Foundation Eye Hospital, Abuja, deadline 30th July 2022. Apply Health (SRH & MHPSS) Coordinator, Plan…
Is Nigeria's Current Demographic Trend a Dividend or a Disaster?
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My great-grand father had five wives and 23 children, 18 of whom were male. It was said that he was deliberate about…
Making Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population
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By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that…
Somajigi PHC: Seeking a Resolution to its Multiple Challenges
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Somajigi is a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. A Primary Health Centre (PHC) was established to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th May 2022
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Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases, WHO Warns Of ‘Real’ Risk. Reducing maternal deaths via evidence-based interventions. Nigeria seals 25,000 illegal pharmacies in…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 9th June 2022
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Public Health Specialist (Prevention), Snr. Program Specialist HTS, US Embassy, Lagos, deadline 17th 2022. Apply Program Officer – Provider Behaviour Change, Breakthrough…
#OnlyOneEarth: Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option
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Nigeria’s power situation has been at an all time low since the national grid collapsed early this year. A few days ago,…
Achieving a Minimum Service Package in Primary Health Care: The Kano State Roadmap
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Over the years, Nigeria has developed various initiatives aimed at improving Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. One of such…