WhatsApp for Social Good: How Nigerians used the platform to show care during the COVID-19 lockdown
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Quiet streets. Closed office buildings. Empty public spaces. This was the reality for many Nigerian cities from March 30 to May 4,…
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…
#FundNutritionNG - Reviewing Nigeria's National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition (2014–2019)
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By Atinuke Akande-Alegbe and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) As part of efforts to improve Nigeria’s nutrition statistics, a National Strategic Plan of…
Public-Private Partnerships can help Nigerian hospitals improve maternal health; Here's how
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By Taiwo Adebulu (Lead Writer) “This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health interventions implemented in…
#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…
How Lagos State is tackling the challenge of alternative birth methods
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By Olufemi Omotayo and Agnes Udosen (Lead Writers) “This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health…
#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…
Obio PMTCT Clinic: Compassionate, Confidential & Patient Centred
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Most mothers look forward to a lifetime of giving their offspring gifts, beginning with the gift of life. Imagine the devastation that…
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…
#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,…