Transitioning Nigeria's National Population Policy: From Policy to Implementation
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By Folakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) The National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is the top think tank in the federation,…
Leveraging the Joint External Evaluation to Improve Health Security at Sub-National Level
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Onyinye Oranezi When the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria, Dr Johnson Simon Mafuka who heads…
Monkeypox in Nigeria: Is There a Case for Vaccines?
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The current epidemiology and spread of monkeypoxThe spread of monkeypox to apparently non-endemic countries has highlighted again the inequity in the global…
Is Nigeria's Current Demographic Trend a Dividend or a Disaster?
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My great-grand father had five wives and 23 children, 18 of whom were male. It was said that he was deliberate about…
#OnlyOneEarth: Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option
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Nigeria’s power situation has been at an all time low since the national grid collapsed early this year. A few days ago,…
Monkeypox - When the World Did Not Listen to Nigeria
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Again, the world is paying attention to another infectious disease outbreak. This time it is monkeypox, a rare disease that many people…
Leveraging Digital Health to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Nigeria's Youth
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By Patience Adejo and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Adolescents, who account for about 1.3 billion of the global population, may become sexually…
From A Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA Act
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By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Last Thursday evening, some great news was delivered to health advocates and Nigerians at…
A Call to Invest in Nurses to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
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“I heard that Thursday was World Nurses’ Day, I wish I’d known about it earlier, I would have called Nurse Grace to…
African Vaccination Week 2022: Equitable Vaccine Access can Help Build Resilient Communities
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By Folakemi Ajala (Lead Writer) From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier…
HeforShe: Enlisting Men in the Family Planning Discourse
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In 2018, on a work assignment to a rural community in Kebbi State, our team interviewed a woman who had given birth…
Maintaining Nigeria’s Wild Poliovirus-Free Status: A Critical Step for Long Life for All
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By Onyinye Oranezi and Thelma Chioma Abeku (Lead Writers) The launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) a little over three…
Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence in Nigeria: We Must All Be Advocates
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By Aloysius Ugwu and Michael Atima (Lead Writers) It can be said that the death of popular gospel singer, late Mrs. Osinachi…
Regulation: Key to Unlocking the Promise of Online Pharmacies in Sub-Saharan Africa
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By: Yuen Wai Hung1, Oladunni Lawal1, Remi Adeseun1, Mara Hansen Staples1, Elijah Nurudeen A. Mohammed2 (Lead Writers) Affiliations: Salient Advisory, Canada/Nigeria; Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, Nigeria. The…