The Pandemic Agreement is Signed: Will it Deliver Justice for Africa?
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The final Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) negotiations must be the true test of global equity in health….
Digital Tools in Community Health: Ethiopia’s Example for Nigeria
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Sonia Biose (Lead Writer) “Before I became a Community Health Worker, women in my village often gave birth at home without any…
Gavi Funding Cuts Could Be Africa's Moment of Reckoning for Vaccine Financing
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Mahdi Garba and Oluoma Omeje (Lead writers) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to vaccines across…
Kenya and Nigeria’s Journey in Healthcare Financing and Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa
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This article was co-authored by Africa Health Business and Nigeria Health Watch as part of our advocacy efforts to raise awareness and…
From Nigeria to Kenya: Primary Health Systems Fail to Serve People with Disabilities
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Elijah Olusegun and Kevin Mwanza (Lead Writers) Seidu Olumide’s experience at the Igando-Egan Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Lagos was hindered by…
Preparedness is Key: Strengthening the Research Ecosystem in West Africa
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Oluomachukwu Omeje and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Infectious disease outbreaks remain a challenge in the West African region, driven in part by…
Pandemic Preparedness in West Africa: Multiplayer Collaborative Solutions for a Changing Climate
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Oluomachukwu Omeje (Lead Writer) The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified climate change as one of humanity’s most significant health threat, with…
Mpox Vaccine: Africa’s Wait Continues Two Years After Global Outbreak
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) The African Continent is experiencing a new wave of Mpox (formerly monkeypox virus) cases, driven by a…
Vaccines are a Modern Day Miracle: Gavi's Role in Sustaining Life-Saving Access
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Vivianne Ihekweazu and Alexander Chiejina (Lead Writers) “Thanks to the power of immunisation, the number of childhood deaths from vaccine preventable diseases…
Can the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria?
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Iruka Okeke is at the University of Ibadan. She writes this week about the progress made in the world of laboratory medicine…
Antibiotic Resistance in Nigeria: From Awareness to Action
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Editor’s Note: Iruka N. Okeke is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a UK Medical Research Council African…
Ten highlights from the 21st International Conference on AIDS
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[dropcap]O[/dropcap] ver the last week, your Nigeria Health Watch team has been at the 21st International AIDS Conference, the largest conference on…
Almost no Science from Nigeria at International Conference on AIDS
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[dropcap]F[/dropcap]inally, the moment came – The 21st International Conference on AIDS kicked off in Durban, South Africa on the 18th of July,…