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…
1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services – UNICEF, WHO
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3 APRIL 2019| GENEVA | NEW YORK – One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over…
Widely used malaria treatment to prevent malaria in pregnant women at risk of failing in areas where drug resistance is rising
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LIVERPOOL – OXFORD, 25 March 2019 A global team of researchers, led by a team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine…
Winners of the 2019 UN World Water Day Inter-School Handwashing Essay Competition
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Nigeria Health Watch, T.Y Danjuma Foundation, Water Aid and EpiAFRIC put together an inter-school handwashing essay competition in a bid to contribute…
Call for Applications: #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship
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Nigeria has taken important steps to improve its ability to find, stop and prevent disease outbreaks and other health threats before they…
WHO Africa Health Forum to shape next steps in universal health care on the continent
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Global leaders and health experts will come together at the continent’s seminal health-focused event to identify workable solutions that will strengthen African…
Decline in Lassa Fever Cases as NCDC Sustains Intensive Response
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Over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new cases of Lassa fever reported in Nigeria….