#QualityHealthNaija: The Future of Health Conference 2019 is Here!!!
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After four hugely successful conferences, the 2019 Future of Health Conference will take place in Abuja on October 17, 2019!!! The quality…
Dr Osagie Ehanire: A new captain for Nigeria’s health sector
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The long wait is over! Following the beginning of a new administration in May 2019, Nigeria now has a new captain to…
Your meat could be killing You: Nigeria's unhealthy Abattoirs
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Editor’s Note: The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited abattoirs in Suleja and Dei-Dei, to learn how they are managed and tease…
A mango in the backyard that cannot be plucked: FCT indigenes face glaring health inequities
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership blog, Nigeria Health Watch Journalist Chibuike Alagboso spotlights health inequities faced by Abuja’s indigenous peoples….
Lassa Fever: Why the Nigerian government should fund disease diagnostics for epidemic preparedness
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Editor’s Note: Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli is a 2019 #PreventEpidemicsNaija Fellow at Nigeria Health Watch. In this piece she writes about a doctor whose…
Let's talk about sex: What do Nigerian adolescents know about sexual reproductive health?
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Editor’s Note: Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Education As A Vaccine (EVA) recently conducted two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in Nyanya…
World Population Day 2019: Is Nigeria in trouble?
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Thirty years ago, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) established World Population Day, an annual event observed on July 11 every year….
National TB Conference 2019: Building Stronger Partnerships to End TB in Nigeria
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Despite years of neglect — these are exciting times for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis (TB)! A new treatment regimen for drug resistant…
Dawn of a new era as new heads of NHIS and NACA appointed
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The general elections in Nigeria are long behind us, following postponements, pronouncements and postulation from the different political parties. Now, Nigerians are…
Antibiotic Misuse: A gap in the sexual health knowledge of Nigerian Youth
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch’s Production Coordinator McHenry Igwe. He writes about a growing practice…
Nigerian Youth Suicides: A call for holistic reforms
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In May, Sahara Reporters in an article told the tragic story of a promising 400 level University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) student…
Empty Promises: The Bane of Health Sector Reform in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Op-Ed comes from Chiamaka P. Ojiako, a lawyer and health equity advocate. On this Democracy Day 2019, she…
To the last mile – Can Nigerian states improve health access in rural areas through innovative finance mechanisms?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Director of Finance and Administration, Christopher Nnaji. In the midst…
Dear President Buhari; Without Health, We have Nothing
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Dear President Buhari, congratulations on your election to a second term as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You are the…