She Writes Woman: Giving Mental Health a Voice in Nigeria
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In Nigeria, the road to a mental illness diagnosis is often fraught with shame, stigma and secrecy. People living with mental health…
Kawo Clinic: A Ward is Not a Labour Room
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If Primary Health Centres (PHC) operate at optimal capacity, they can cater to more than 80% of an individual’s healthcare needs. Sadly,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 8th July 2022
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Nigeria’s health sector loses steam in first half. COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Amidst Increasing Case Numbers. Preparing for next pandemic. ‘Open drug…
COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Amidst Increasing Case Numbers
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) issues this public health advisory given the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 7th July 2022
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Nutrition and Health Programme Manager, Action Against Hunger | ACF-International, Borno, deadline 8th July 2022. Apply Health Specialist (Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery), UNICEF,…
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Improving Primary Health Care in Kano State through Sustained Financing and a Strengthened Health Workforce
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A shortage of well trained, and motivated Human Resources for Health (HRH) and inadequate funding are some of the challenges confronting Nigeria’s…
Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control: Strengthening Nigeria’s Local Capacity to Lead the Lassa Fever Response
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By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola The driveway in the grounds of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) is large and welcoming…
Transitioning Nigeria's National Population Policy: From Policy to Implementation
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By Folakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) The National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is the top think tank in the federation,…
The Women in Unguwar Duniya Deserve Access to Quality Maternal Care
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Pregnant women in some rural communities in Nigeria continue to suffer from the lack of adequate and quality maternal care due to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 1st July 2022
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AfDB to cut $14bn annual import of medicine into Africa. Health workers’ shortage in Nigeria, others to hit 6.1m by 2030 –…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 30th June 2022
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Nutrition and Health Officer, Action Against Hunger | ACF-International, Yobe, deadline 5th July 2022. Apply Quality Improvement Advisor, Jhpiego – John Hopkins…
Leveraging the Joint External Evaluation to Improve Health Security at Sub-National Level
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Onyinye Oranezi When the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria, Dr Johnson Simon Mafuka who heads…
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….