Gender Inequality: A Mind Shift could Improve Maternal Care
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Ifeyinwa Yusuf (Lead Writer) Growing up I dreamt of being a renowned obstetrician or surgeon like Ben Carson. After reading his book,…
UNDP, EpiAFRIC, Nigeria Health Watch and Reboot announce open call for submissions to #Hack4COVIDWaste
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13 September, Abuja – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with EpiAFRIC, Reboot and Nigeria Health Watch today announced an…
Not the 'Devil's work': Reversing Club Foot Deformities in Children
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By Innocent Eteng (Lead Writer) Most mothers agree that the first meeting between mother and child invokes overwhelming joy. This was true…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th September 2021
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Buhari approves Health Reform Committee, names VP Osinbajo Chairman. Ifedayo Adetifa replaces Ihekweazu as NCDC Director-General. EpiAFRIC Set to Hold Sixth ‘Health…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 9th September 2021
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Public Health Specialist (Surveillance), US Embassy, Abuja, deadline 13th September 2021. Apply Physician – All Interested Candidates, US Embassy, Abuja, deadline 13th…
Stronger Through Collaboration and Partnership: Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum Quarterly Meeting
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The COVID-19 pandemic not only exposed weaknesses in global health systems, it also provided us with an opportunity to course-correct and build…
Sustaining Excellence: NCDC Gets New Director General
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Onyinye Oranezi & Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) Nigerians in the health sector and key stakeholders have waited with bated breath for the…
EpiAFRIC Hosts 6th Health Meets Tech Hackathon Using Technology to Provide Health Solutions
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EpiAFRIC and partners will be having the 6th edition of the Health meets Tech Hackathon. This year’s event is Pan-African with participation…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3rd September 2021
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NCDC boss, Ihekweazu, gets WHO job. FG plans compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants – SGF. Nigeria hard-hit as 2,035 die of…
Now We Have More COVID-19 Vaccines in Nigeria: Time to Deliver
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After the successful deployment of the first round of vaccines received from the COVAX facility in March 2021, Nigeria has received its…
Spotlight Initiative: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Nigeria Through Surveillance
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Anthonia Obokoh (Lead Writer) Any form of violence against women and girls is a human rights violation. Based on World Health Organisation…
State of Emergency: The Doctors' Strike and the Brain Drain of the Health Care Workforce
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In 2019, when my father was in the Intensive Care Unit of one of Nigeria’s biggest tertiary hospitals in the Federal Capital…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 27th August 2021
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NPHCDA sets Wednesday to begin the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine. Resident doctors hold NEC meeting, resolve to continue strike. FG orders…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 26th August 2021
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National Consultant to support the Tricycle surveillance Project in Nigeria, WHO, Abuja, deadline 3rd September 2021. Apply SME Training Manual Consultant, Management…