Nigeria’s First Ladies and the WHO advocate for the urgent need to eliminate cervical cancer
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, Nigeria’s First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) and Dr Nono Simelela of the World Health…
10 things you should know about COVID-19 vaccine candidates
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(1) Why are vaccines important in the COVID-19 pandemic?The COVID-19 outbreak has evolved into a historic pandemic, bringing unprecedented disruption to global…
Moving from advocacy to action in the fight against Malnutrition
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not just exposed the fragile nature of the health systems of most developing countries, including Nigeria, but has…
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
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On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and…
What Nigeria’s health sector can learn from the #EndSARS protests
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For two weeks, young Nigerians coordinated peaceful protests across the country to demand an end to police brutality, illegal profilings, extortion and…
The Disease of Violence: Police brutality as a public health emergency in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: In the wake of the #EndSARS protests that have rocked several Nigerian cities, we at Nigeria Health Watch take a…
The NURHI Project: 10 Years of Impact in Nigeria's Family Planning Space
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By Kenneth Ibe & Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead Writers) The availability of family planning services, enables girls and women to make informed choices…
Noma: A neglected oral disease affecting Nigeria's children
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Five-year-old Fatima was brought to the clinic by her parents. She was tired and weak with her head properly covered in clothes….
Lessons from Pathfinder Nigeria's five decades of breaking boundaries in sexual and reproductive health
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By Thelma Chioma Thomas and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Pathfinder International started in Nigeria in 1965 when Dr. Clarence Gamble and his…
Who to trust and how to overcome COVID-19 misinformation in Nigeria
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If there is a lesson that COVID-19 has taught stakeholders about public health misinformation in Nigeria and probably elsewhere, it is that…
#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Improving public health and social measures through risk communications
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) “I don’t believe there’s COVID-19.” “I can’t be infected by COVID-19 because I’m young…
Better Breastfeeding for a Healthier Nigeria: 2020 World Breastfeeding Week
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Every year from August 1–7, Nigeria joins over 170 countries globally to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This is one of the greatest…
Halting future pandemics: A call for a strong government preparedness plan
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health has been leading the response against COVID-19 with…
A tale of two diseases: COVID-19 and Lassa fever in Nigeria
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Two hundred and nineteen (219) – That is the number of lives lost to Lassa fever between January and June 2020, according…