The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Responds to Cases Of Yellow Fever in Bauchi State
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed four cases of yellow fever in Bauchi State. Three of the confirmed cases are…
WHO Director-General calls on world leaders to support Universal Health Coverage high-level meeting
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I have just returned from a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to review…
New reports focus on malaria eradication goal
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23 August 2019, Geneva – The RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes two new forthcoming reports on the opportunity the world has to…
Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
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Bujumbura, 14 August 2019 – On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line…
Eid-El- Kabir Celebration: A Time to Reflect
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Abuja, 9th August 2019 — As Muslim faithful’s celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir all over the world, it is important to reflect on the…
Federal Ministry of Health Celebrating 2019 World Breastfeeding Week -Empower Parents. Enable Breastfeeding
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Preparations are in earnest for the celebration of 2019 World Breast Feeding week. A series of activities is planned to promote optimal…
NCDC PARTNERS WITH RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES (RTSL) TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS IN NIGERIA
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has formally launched its collaboration with Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), an initiative of Vital…
NGOs Partner to Increase Accountability in the Delivery of PHC Services in Nigeria
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Concerned by the poor service delivery of Primary Healthcare Centres in Nigeria, two Non-Governmental Organisations, Nigeria Health Watch and Connected Development [CODE],…
NACA acknowledges Heroes of the HIV Response
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The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Nigeria Program, on June 10, 2019 gave awards honouring 16 distinguished men…
Ebola Virus Disease: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control conducts risk assessment amidst ongoing outbreak in the DRC and Uganda
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Following a preliminary risk assessment conducted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the overall risk of importation of Ebola Virus…
TIDEy project: 2-Day public health Outreach in the University of Abuja
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The TIDEy project is a public health campaign by the CMDA, Nigeria to schools and universities to tackle issues surrounding water, sanitation…
“No woman must die giving life - making every maternal death count”
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The “Giving Birth In Nigeria” project in Kebbi, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Lagos, Niger and the FCT is to understand why women die…
#PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship Announcement
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Nigeria Health Watch is thrilled to announce the recipients of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship. The goal of the fellowship is to generate…
Statement by WHO Director-General on World Health Day 2019
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WHO was born on 7 April 1948 with a clear and ambitious vision: a world in which all people enjoy the highest…