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Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at risk during childbirth

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 19, 2022
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By Chioma S. Ejekam, University of Lagos and Chimezie Anyakora, Pan Atlantic University Severe bleeding after childbirth — postpartum haemorrhage — is a leading cause of…
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Mental Health: Vital for Overall Health and Total Well-being

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 16, 2022
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By Ramatu B. Hassan (Lead Writer) It felt like no time at all had passed as the ‘Happy New Year! New Year,…
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World Leprosy Day 2022: Highlighting the Pressing Needs of the Inhabitants of Alheri Special Village, FCT

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 5, 2022
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By Thelma Chioma Abeku, Kenni Ndili and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January…
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The Need for Urgent Digital Disruption in Healthcare

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 2, 2022
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By Mike Lawal (Lead Writer) As countries undergo a demographic and epidemiological transition, the healthcare demands of the citizen change. These transitions…
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How e Consign Me? Obesity, a Growing Concern in Nigeria

By Hadiza Mohammed
January 26, 2022
4 Mins read
When most people hear the word ‘malnutrition’, they often think, undernutrition. But malnutrition, in all its forms includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight),…
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When a Virus ‘Outstays its Welcome’: Lassa Virus found in the Semen of Survivors 9 Months after Recovery – implications for public health management

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 22, 2022
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Editor’s Note: In this commentary Professor Sylvanus. A. Okogbenin, the Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, discusses the significance of…
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Fire on the mountain: How Private Hospitals in Nigeria Can Respond to the Medical Brain Drain

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 19, 2022
4 Mins read
By Ayoola Oladipupo (Lead Writer) Editor’s Note: In today’s Thought Leadership Piece, Ayoola Oladipupo, an early career consultant with an interest in…
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Rural Communities Also Deserve Quality Healthcare: Spotlight on Maito and Bankogi PHCs, Niger State

By Bashar Abubakar
January 12, 2022
5 Mins read
“I attended all my antenatal at the health facility”, said Aisha Alhassan, a resident of Maito community narrating her experience at the…
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The African Medical Centre of Excellence: If You Build It They Will Come

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 5, 2022
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By Oluwafolakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) On the morning of December 7th, 2021, as we walked into the tent set up for the…
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2021 in Review - COVID-19 Still in View and Refocusing on Pressing Health Issues

By Beti Baiye
December 30, 2021
7 Mins read
From new and emerging health challenges occasioned by everchanging socioeconomic conditions, to dynamic shifts in healthcare delivery, 2021 has been a year…
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Community Health Watch: Listening to the Voices of Community Members in Niger State to Improve Access to Primary Healthcare

By Bashar Abubakar
December 22, 2021
4 Mins read
In August 2021, Nigeria Health Watch initiated a community engagement project with the aim of monitoring and reporting on the state of…
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Is the Basic Health Care Provision Fund the Silver Bullet to Achieve Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Lessons from Dukpa PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 15, 2021
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Sustained Health financing is an integral part of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and this year, as the world commemorated UHC day…
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Partnering with Religious and Traditional Leaders to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 8, 2021
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By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Deliberate engagement with respected community influencers is one way to encourage the uptake of reproductive health services….
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World AIDS Day 2021: End Inequalities. End AIDS, End Pandemics

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 1, 2021
4 Mins read
By Ibukun Oguntola and Thelma Chioma Abeku (Lead Writers) On the 1st of December every year, the world commemorates World AIDS Day,…
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