The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State
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In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno….
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th August 2018
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U.S., FG, others fund $11m new Demographic Health Survey in Nigeria. World Bank Approves $20m to Support Nigeria’s BHCPF. WHO to donate 31 million…
Crafting tailored training to improve healthcare leadership capacity: The LEAPS example
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“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Jim John Continuous capacity development is integral in healthcare…
From Onitsha to Silicon Valley: Teen girls’ app may save Nigerians from fake drugs
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Save a Soul, a team of five students from the Regina Pacis Secondary School Onitsha in Anambra State, won a place in…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th August 2018
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FG okays $150m World Bank Loan for Polio Eradication. Nigeria launches Epidemic Response Scheme to combat infectious diseases. DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola…
From Zero to Six: Can breastfeeding our babies accelerate Nigeria’s development? #WBWNG2018
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Every first week of August Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week. Yet, if statistics are anything to go…
Lessons for Bida: Three approaches that may solve Niger state’s public sanitation dilemma
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The Katsina family of Bida will probably never forget June 20th 2018. Just before 8 p.m. on that day, Mr. Farouk Katsina…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3rd August 2018
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Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nigeria launches initiative to protect patients’ rights. FG set…
Face to face with Nigeria’s ailing emergency health system: One daughter’s story
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Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from a Nigeria Health Watch team member. She writes about coming head to head with the…
Before the first impact: How your little actions can save lives on Nigerian roads
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On Monday, February 10, 2014, Mr. Celestine Chima kissed his two children, seven-year-old Goodluck and five-year-old Goodness goodbye and stepped out of…
Top Ten News Items On Health, 27th July 2018
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Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country. Over 5,000 Nigerian doctors…
Gasping for Air: Doctor’s death exposes inherent risks of Nigerian public hospitals
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By Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) Editor’s Note: On the 19th of June, 2018, headlines of Nigerian newspapers carried…
How “SatComms Tablets” are reviving primary healthcare in Kano State
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A few mothers are seated with the Health Officer-in-Charge of Sumaila Yamma Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), who has just finished post-natal counseling….
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th July 2018
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President Buhari pledges to increase health budget. FMoH launches “support programme” to bridge gaps in primary health. Why Nigeria allocated 64% health budget to…