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#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Funding streams for a stronger Nigerian response to epidemics

By Nigeria Health Watch

June 12, 2020

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By Aloysius Ugwu and Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead Writers) The #PreventEpidemicsNaija dialogue seeks to set the pace for increased dialogue across all levels…

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#MyCOVID19NaijaStory: Honouring our unsung COVID-19 heroes

By Nigeria Health Watch

June 7, 2020

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By Adebola Olayinka (Guest Writer) Recently, sitting at one of the workstations at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), I was…

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The First 90 Days: How has Nigeria Responded to the COVID-19 Outbreak? #COVID19NaijaResponse

By Nigeria Health Watch

June 2, 2020

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The first 90 days: How has Nigeria responded to the COVID-19 outbreak? #COVID19NaijaResponse – Chibuike Alagboso and Bashar Abubakar (Lead Writers) Nigeria…

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#PreventEpidemicsNaija - Funding the COVID-19 Response in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 23, 2020

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Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala Damisa (Lead Writers) When Nigeria Health Watch’s #PreventEpidemicsNaija project launched in October 2018 and started advocating for…

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#MyCOVID19NaijaStory: The day I was proud to be a frontline health worker - Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 20, 2020

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Editor’s Note: Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi came back to Nigeria in 2015 after completing her MSc in Public Health. She started practicing in…

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When Time Stands Still: Responding to Nigeria's COVID-19 Outbreak

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 16, 2020

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Editor’s Note: Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu has been part of World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria’s team supporting the country’s preparedness and response to…

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A case for PHCs in the fight against COVID19

By Bashar Abubakar

May 8, 2020

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Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, Nigeria like most countries across the world has been…

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Caesarean Sections in Nigeria – Thoughts, Belief Systems and Perceptions

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 29, 2020

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Editor’s Note: If you bring up the topic of Caesarean Sections in many discussion circles, there is a likelihood you will encounter…

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COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Hybrid Approach is Needed - OpEd

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 28, 2020

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The 2014 Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa wreaked havoc on a number of already fragile states — Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the…

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The call for safe practices during Ramadan: COVID-19 Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 23, 2020

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Editor’s Note: The month of Ramadan begins on the 24th April, 2020, and it is a festival of community, family, and corporate…

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Courage, Community, Care: How I defeated COVID-19 - Manny Asika

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 18, 2020

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Editor’s Note: Emmanuel “Manny” Asika spent 10 days at the Isolation Centre in the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Yaba, Lagos. An…

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Handwashing - A Lifesaver Too Many Have Had to Live Without: OpEd

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 15, 2020

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By Dr. Adaeze Oreh (Guest Writer) Two million, sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred people — that is the number of persons currently infected with the…

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A Call to Serenity, Courage and Wisdom During COVID-19: OpEd

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 31, 2020

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I have been on a social media break, which just happened to coincide with the unfurling of the COVID-19 phenomenon. Peeking briefly…