The Best Start in Life: Getting Exclusive Breastfeeding Right
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By Kenneth Ibe and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) Nutrition is a vital component of infant and young child development, and a major…
A Beep in Time Could Save a Life
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By Judd-Leonard Okafor (Lead Writer) Enoh Richard’s doctor is reducing the number of pills she takes daily to keep her blood sugar…
Karamin Rami Community: Forced to Assess Healthcare from a Small Shop
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After years of neglect, the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Karamin Rami, a rural community in Mashegu Local Government Area (LGA) of…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd September 2022
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Only 35% of Nigerian hospitals have basic hygiene service. Nigeria’s autism management suffers regulatory shortfall. Adamawa GBV forensic lab, first of its…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 1st September 2022
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PHC Health Supervisor, Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI), Borno. Apply Senior Radiologic Technologist, International Organization for Migration – IOM, Lagos, Deadline: September 12,…
The State of States on Primary Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria
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It is no secret that the state of primary healthcare in Nigeria is poor. Decades of neglect by state and local governments,…
Water No Get Enemy: Improving Access to Water for the Uko Nteghe Community in Akwa Ibom State.
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The gentle early morning rain falls as we drive through the still dark streets of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to…
Madangen Clinic: A Perfect Picture of Health Inequity
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Madangen is a mainly agrarian community under Tungan Wawa ward in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community members…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th August 2022
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Nigeria introduces rotavirus vaccine to avert 110,000 deaths in children. NMA cautions against attack on medical personnel. Commit more funds to surgical…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 25th August 2022
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Nigeria Country Director, Data.FI, Palladium Group, Abuja. Apply Nutrition Officer, NOB, UNICEF, Abuja. Apply Evaluation Specialist, USAID Tuberculosis Local Organizations Network (TB-LON)…
Implementing Nigeria's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax to Harness Domestic Resources for Health
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In 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax. It is embedded in the Finance Act of 2021,…
UNFPA and KOICA: Partnering to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Vulnerable Groups in Borno State (A Photo Story)
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By Ibukun Oguntola, Hadiza Mohammed and Samuel Gada (Lead Writers) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)…
Code Red: Katakpa Community Health Facility Needs a Reset
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Katakpa is a rural farming community in Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Due to years of neglect, the only…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 19th August 2022
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How Nigeria’s Health Insurance Authority can help strengthen health security. Nigeria will save N2tr from malaria elimination, says Buhari. 64% of children…