Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st April 2017
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KPMG to Audit Finances, Donor Funds of NPHCDA, Health Agencies. Meningitis: Death toll hits 745. NMA presents 5-year plan to shake up…
The Challenge Initiative: Putting Family Planning Investment in Nigeria on the front burner
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Dr. Victor Igharo and Dr. Olukunle Omotoso from The Challenge Initiative (TCI) Nigeria,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14 April 2017
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Nigeria meningitis outbreak death toll hits 489. WHO and partners provide vaccines to control meningitis C in Nigeria. WHO reaffirms commitment to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 07 April 2017
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Nigeria begins Meningitis vaccination campaign as death toll rises to 336. Meningitis: Nigerian govt explains challenges, successes in dealing with outbreak. Nigerians…
Meningitis in Nigeria - what's going on?
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The ongoing meningitis outbreak in Nigeria is currently a source of grave concern. The latest reports indicate that since December, Nigeria had…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31 March 2017
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Nigeria meningitis outbreak: 282 deaths confirmed in five states. NHIS removes 23,000 ghost enrollees from health insurance scheme. Japan Contributes $903,000 To…
“Does Leadership Matter” in the Nigerian health sector?
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The greatest challenges and the greatest opportunities that any unit in society has begins with its pattern of leadership. Who makes those…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24 March 2017
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LUTH initiates suicide prevention service. World Bank approves $200 million emergency support to North East. Japan gives US$ 33.3 million grant to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 March 2017
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UNICEF Scales up Intervention in Malnutrition by 400% in North-east. FG disburses $500m maternal, child fund. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control to…
The silent thief of sight: Early detection can prevent blindness from Glaucoma
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Editor’s Note: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, with the highest number affected in Sub-Saharan Africa. This…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 March 2017
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FG explains plans to upgrade seven cancer centres across Nigeria. Eight years after raising billions, Turai Yar’Adua’s Cancer Centre remains abandoned, overtaken…
“I banged on the hospital door at 1 a.m. with my daughter screaming in pain” – The difficulty of healthcare access in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece recounts the harrowing experience of Nneoma Wokemba, a mother who found herself fighting to get…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 03 March 2017
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Hope dims for cancer patients as radiotherapy machines break down nationwide. How Twitter posts may have cost Nigeria’s former minister top position…
Evaluating the impact of health programmes in Nigeria to build evidence for policy
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Health policy is almost always driven by conventional wisdom. This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Emily Elizabeth Crawford, the World Bank’s…