From A Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA Act
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By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Last Thursday evening, some great news was delivered to health advocates and Nigerians at…
U.S. and Nigeria researchers Find a Way to Give a Better Estimate of COVID-19 seroprevalence
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In continuation of U.S. Government support for Nigeria’s conduct of a household survey that determines the extent of COVID-19 transmission in the…
Here’s How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication
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By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Her priest’s announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her…
Saving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State.
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In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State;…
A Call to Invest in Nurses to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
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“I heard that Thursday was World Nurses’ Day, I wish I’d known about it earlier, I would have called Nurse Grace to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th May 2022
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International Nurses Day: Nigeria can’t keep nurses it needs. Why manufacturers of poor-quality maternal medicines should be sanctioned. Monkeypox Case in the…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 12th May 2022
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Pharmacy and Supply Chain Advisor, Jhpiego, Abuja, deadline 23rd May 2022. Apply Project Manager – ECHO COVAX – Nigeria, INTERSOS, Borno, deadline,…
African Vaccination Week 2022: Equitable Vaccine Access can Help Build Resilient Communities
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By Folakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier…
One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School
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By Kenneth Ibe and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) In 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced the home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP)…
We have a health facility, but no health workers: Ashuwa community cries out.
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In 2012, a Primary Health Centre (PHC)) was built for the people of Ashuwa community, a rural community in Magama Local Government…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th May 2022
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Ensuring hand hygiene will help prevent infections in hospitals —Physician. WHO: COVID-19 Pandemic Killed Close To 17 Million Within Two Years. ‘Nigeria…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 5th May 2022
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Senior Program Evaluation Specialist, USAID Integrated Health Midterm Performance Evaluation, Social Impact (SI) Abuja, Bauchi deadline September 2022. Apply Radiologic Technologist, International…
HeforShe: Enlisting Men in the Family Planning Discourse
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In 2018, on a work assignment to a rural community in Kebbi State, our team interviewed a woman who had given birth…
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Access to Quality Maternal Medicines
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The quality of healthcare a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum is critical as it determines whether she lives or dies….