Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, Nigeria’s First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) and Dr Nono Simelela of the World Health…
Ending Childhood Pneumonia in Nigeria – November 12th World Pneumonia Day
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November 12th was World Pneumonia Day. What we should all know about childhood pneumonia in Nigeria: In Nigeria, more children under the…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th November 2020
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160,000 Nigerian children die of pneumonia yearly. Nigeria won’t be left out of COVID-19 vaccine– FG. Measles, polio outbreak imminent in Nigeria,…
ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare Donate Masks, Sanitizers and Handwashing Stations to 30 ‘Power Forward’ Schools in Abuja
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ABUJA, NIGERIA, Nov. 13, 2020 –As part of the Power Forward program, ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare donated 30,000 masks, 90…
10 things you should know about COVID-19 vaccine candidates
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(1) Why are vaccines important in the COVID-19 pandemic?The COVID-19 outbreak has evolved into a historic pandemic, bringing unprecedented disruption to global…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 12th November 2020
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Senior Technical Officer (Reproductive Health and HIV), FHI 360, Abuja. Apply Senior Policy Advisor, UN Food Systems Summit, Global Alliance for Improved…
Moving from advocacy to action in the fight against Malnutrition
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not just exposed the fragile nature of the health systems of most developing countries, including Nigeria, but has…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th November 2020
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Minister worries over imminent COVID-19 second wave, warns against complacency. ‘Patients are dying’ — rep begs Ehanire to reopen Kogi medical centre….
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 5th November 2020
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Senior Technical Advisor, GHSA Portfolio and Technical Management, Management Sciences For Health – MSH, Abuja. Apply Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon, Garki…
Afreximbank, ITFC and BADEA Launch COPREFA, US$1.5bn Facility to Support African Resilience and Recovery amid Global Pandemic
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Cairo, 04 November 2020: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, partners with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation…
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
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On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st October 2020
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Nigeria must avoid second wave COVID-19 infections, Buhari warns. Nigeria must sustain immunisation to keep polio at bay, say NPHCDA, WHO. NHIS…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 29th October 2020
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Director of Programs (ICHSSA Project), Association for Reproductive and Family Health, Lagos, deadline 4th November 2020. Apply Nutrition Manager – Damaturu, International…
What Nigeria’s health sector can learn from the #EndSARS protests
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For two weeks, young Nigerians coordinated peaceful protests across the country to demand an end to police brutality, illegal profilings, extortion and…