Nuhu Bammali Maternity: Sustaining immunisation gains in Kano despite COVID-19
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Nuhu Bammali Maternity Hospital is a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Yakasai Ward, Kano Municipal area council in Kano state. The facility…
#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Funding streams for a stronger Nigerian response to epidemics
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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…
Bridging the communications divide: Fighting COVID-19 misinformation using local languages
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By Abdullahi Tsanni (Lead Writer) When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID — 19 a global pandemic on 11 March, 2020, Dr. Mohammed…
#MyCOVID19NaijaStory: Honouring our unsung COVID-19 heroes
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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…
The First 90 Days: How has Nigeria Responded to the COVID-19 Outbreak? #COVID19NaijaResponse
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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…
#PreventEpidemicsNaija - Funding the COVID-19 Response in Nigeria
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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…
#MyCOVID19NaijaStory: The day I was proud to be a frontline health worker - Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi
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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…
When Time Stands Still: Responding to Nigeria's COVID-19 Outbreak
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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…
African leaders call for immediate action to save additional lives from malaria in the face of COVID-19
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11 May 2020 – In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the…
#Innovate4COVID19: How 3 organisations are fighting the novel Coronavirus in Africa
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By Adaobi Ezeokoli & Thelma Thomas (Lead Writers) Every year since 2015, Nigeria Health Watch has organised the Future of Health Conference,…
A case for PHCs in the fight against COVID19
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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…
Scaling up COVID-19 testing - Active case finding in the FCT
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Community members share their motivation for coming forward for testing. For some, anxiety not knowing their status and wanting to protect their…
COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Hybrid Approach is Needed - OpEd
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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…
The call for safe practices during Ramadan: COVID-19 Nigeria
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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…