Drug-Resistant Malaria: A Public Health War Nigeria Cannot Afford to Fight
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Editor’s Note: In today’s Thought Leadership Piece, Dr. Okonkwor Oyor of Hygeia HMO explains the looming threat that ACT-resistant malaria poses to…
Through our Hands: Collaborating for a cancer-free world for children and adolescents in Nigeria
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By Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead Writer) On the 15th of February every year, the world observes the International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD). It…
Conspiracy theories and COVID-19 vaccine introduction in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s piece comes from researchers Dr. Chizoba Wonodi, Chisom Obi-Jeff, Dr Carleigh Krubiner, Elana Felice Jaffe, Dr. Ruth Karron,…
Preparing Nigeria for future pandemics will require building our scientific and research capacity
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By Vivianne Ihekweazu & Atinuke Akande-Alegbe (Lead Writers) “Is Nigeria no longer the GIANT OF AFRICA? Why are we not producing the…
World Leprosy Day 2021: Making life count for people affected by Leprosy in Nigeria
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By Kenneth Ibe and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Mrs Aisha Yunisa, a fifty-year old woman from Niger state, got married in her…
‘E nor dey, come tomorrow’ - How vaccine stock-outs affect routine immunisation rates
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Vaccines administered on the Nigerian National Immunisation schedule are free, right? Ewomazino disagrees. She had given birth to lovely twin boys and…
Your health in 2021: 10 things you should know about accessing healthcare
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Editor’s Note: This week’s thought leadership piece comes from Dr Kemi of RelianceHMO, an HMO provider in Nigeria. She works to explain…
“I decided to be pregnant with my wife” – Men as nurturers for healthy pregnancy and delivery
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Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writer) In January 2020, in the middle of the dry season known as harmattan in Nigeria, I was…
No Retreat No Surrender: Celebrating frontline responders in the fight against COVID-19 in Africa
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By Beti Baiye & Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) It is not surprising that the fight against COVID-19 has introduced a great deal…
Kaduna State pioneers procurement process for family planning commodities
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Kaduna state has gotten a waiver to procure Family Planning (FP) commodities as the state’s demand for FP commodities increases. This makes…
Next Level Agenda in the journey towards UHC: Health for All Nigerians
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By Aloysius Ugwu & Michael Atima (Lead Writers) When the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, said…
The need for women’s leadership in global health – The Nigeria experience
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Women in Global Health (WGH) Nigeria, an organisation that was established to bring…
#Innovate4HealthNaija: Improving Healthcare Access at the Future of Health Conference 2020
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Innovation is a term used to spur big business into evolving their way out of oblivion. In healthcare, refusal to innovate could…
Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?; Recommendations for Improved Outcomes
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We have heard the statistics countless times. Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of global maternal deaths according to the World Health Organisation…