Top Ten News Items on Health, 27th November 2020
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Group to launch “Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?” Report. Nigeria Health Watch recommends community MPDSR to curb maternal…
Impact Africa Summit Inaugural Edition convenes Research & Healthcare Experts
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Celebrating Innovation in research, pharmaceuticals and healthcare Xcene Research, a pioneer in the African Contract Research Organization, is set to host thought…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 26th November 2020
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Technical Specialist – Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health, The Nigeria Field Support Services Project (FSSP) Transtec, Abuja, deadline 20th December…
#GivingBirthInNigeria: Curbing Nigeria's High Rate of Maternal Deaths Through Community MPDSR
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Maternal mortality, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days following…
Group to launch "Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?" Report
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Abuja, 25 November 2020 – Africare,Nigeria Health Watch and EpiAFRIC are set to launch a report on the causes of maternal deaths…
UNFPA Recommits to ICPD25 Commitment and Plan of Action
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Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit New York, 12…
Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State
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According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th November 2020
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Cancer: vaccine will be available in Nigeria 2021 – Dr Bagudu. Strengthening Primary, Maternal Health Care delivery in Nigerian communities. Antimicrobial resistance…
Delta State, Sanofi commission diabetes & hypertension clinics
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The Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), an agency under the Delta State government, on Monday commissioned four Diabetes and Hypertension Clinics…
Mental Health, a Silent Burden for Women #GivingBirthInNigeria
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Adeona (not real name) narrates the mental breakdown she suffered when carrying and delivering her fourth and last child. She was sick…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 19th November 2020
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National Lead Consultant, NTD Programmes, Health Systems Consult Limited (HSCL), Abuja, deadline 28th November 2020. Apply State Technical Malaria Lead, Management Sciences…
International and African organizations join together to fight antimicrobial drug resistance
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Accra, Addis Ababa, Bamako, Brazzaville, Cairo, Nairobi, 18 November 2020 – With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatening development and health in Africa, six…
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…