Healthy Mother, Healthy Child: Encouraging ANC, PMTCT uptake in Akwa Ibom State
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By Kelechukwu Iruoma (Lead Writer) Eme Okon was two months pregnant with her third child when she started attending antenatal care (ANC)…
Getting COVID-19 Shots in Arms: A Vaccine Rollout in Nigeria Like Nothing Before
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By Gabriel Oke and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) In December 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccine was issued emergency use authorisation (EUA) by…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th August 2021
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816 killed as Cholera spreads across 23 States. NPHCDA, others inspect 177,600 J&J COVID-19 vaccines. WHO confirms West Africa’s first-ever case of…
Protect Breastfeeding: Strengthening Workplace Policies for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Nigeria
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Breastfeeding provides essential nutrients to newborns and infants, which translate to proper growth and development from childhood to adulthood. There are many…
Building back better from COVID-19: Four insights from the inaugural NiCAFE conference
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that there is no dropping the ball when it comes to preventing, detecting and responding to infectious…
Salient Advisory report calls on stakeholders to accelerate the impact and scale of African health-tech innovators
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6th August 2021 |Abuja – Nigeria Health Watch in partnership with Salient Advisory recently held a webinar themed “Innovation in Health Product…
Family Planning 2030: CSOs as Advocates for Achieving Nigeria's FP2030 Targets
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By Stephen Enoch (Lead Writer) Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has an estimated population of about 200 million people, making it the…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th August 2021
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FG declares third wave of COVID-19 pandemic amid strike action by medical doctors. COVID-19: US delivers 4m doses Moderna vaccines to Nigeria…
Human-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive
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About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates…
The Global Education Summit and the Nigerian Paradox
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President Muhammadu Buhari and other global leaders gathered in London for a two-day Global Education Summit that aims to raise US$5 billion…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th July 2021
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FG orders activation of COVID-19 isolation centres nationwide. FG: 18 million Nigerians infected with Hepatitis. Death toll rises to 479 as Cholera…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 29th July 2021
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Editor, Nigeria Health Watch, Abuja, deadline 30th July 2021. Apply Monitoring & Evaluation / Health Systems Strengthening (M&E / HSS) Officer, Management…
Taking Action and Finding Safe Spaces: Supporting Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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By Aloysius Ugwu and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Emeka was only 5 years old when the abuse began. “Both my parents worked…