Sierra Leone’s Mpox Surge Puts Africa’s Epidemic Preparedness to the Test
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead Writers) The Mpox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) continues to make an unsettling return across…
The Power of Media Advocacy in Epidemic Preparedness and Response
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Ibukun Oguntola and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) One of the many lessons the world learnt from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Nigeria Health Watch announces #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards 2021. Nominations are now open!
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25th November, Abuja – Nigeria Health Watch has announced the second edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards ceremony to celebrate evidence-based and…
Here's What the Media Should do to Advocate for More Funding for Epidemic Preparedness
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By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) The media plays a significant role in how the public responds to health issues….
Kano State created a budget line for epidemic preparedness; Here's how CSOs helped make it happen
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By Ibukun Oguntola & Gabriel Oke (Lead Writers) The health security of a nation comprises the activities that lessen adverse public health…
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…
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…
#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…
#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…
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…
Courage in the midst of fear; How Kano contained its current Lassa Fever outbreak
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It was the last day of 2019. Everyone, including health workers at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the largest healthcare facility in…
Four pics, One Health: Can a joint "Approach" protect Nigeria from emerging disease outbreaks?
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Editor’s Note: The novel Coronavirus has taken centre stage as the virus spreads from China into other parts of the world and…
While we were sleeping: Is Nigeria prepared for the next big global epidemic?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu, Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Nigeria. He asks whether Nigeria is…
Next Generation Disease Detectives: The institutions training future Nigerian leaders to fight epidemics
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The global health community received an important announcement on the 29th October 2019 – the beginning of the first-ever human trial for…