Top Ten Health News, 08 April 2016
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1.6m Nigerians live with diabetes as disease kills over 40,000. FG halts importation of treated mosquito nets, sets guidelines for pharmaceutical products….
Top Ten Health News, 01 April 2016
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FG, World Bank review intervention gains in health sector. NACA unveils Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Law. Ebola in West Africa no longer a…
Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016
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Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 National Assembly wants special funding for health in 2017 Budget. Government pledges increased funding for…
On World Tuberculosis Day - Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic
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March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract…
Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016
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Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016 AU approves Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control as regional hub. Nigeria plans to block outbound…
Nigerian health policy makers gather in Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health
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Once every year, the Ministers of Health, leaders of all the health parastatals, and the commissioners of health and their teams gather…
Top Ten Health News: 11 March, 2016
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National Council on Health Meeting Commences in Sokoto. Buhari wins Polio Eradication Champion Award. Why Nigeria was ranked low by WHO for…
Top Ten Health News: 04 March, 2016
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New WHO report ranks Nigeria low in immunisation. Nigeria, US, GE To Launch N4bn Health Initiative. 13 die of food poisoning in…
Top Ten Health News: 26 February, 2016
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How Measles Killed 17 Children in Lagos Community. Nigeria to offer free health services to 100 million Nigerians in two years –…
Reality check: Pictures from around Nigeria
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We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and…
Top Ten Health News: 19 February, 2016
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Death of 25 Children: Lagos confirms outbreak of killer disease in Lekki. Health workers may resume strike tomorrow. Nigeria gets $290,000 health…
Time for courage: Nigeria’s health security and the National Centre for Disease Control
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Nigeria defeated Ebola! That was the single story. No one asked about how the N1.9B released for the response was used. What…
Top Ten Health News: 12 February, 2016
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Minister shocks Senate, disowns Health budget. Aisha Buhari, UNFPA/ UNICEF push against female genital mutilation. FG to Set up National Cancer Agency. Nigeria’s…
Accountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria
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Editor: The National Summit on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) will take place in Abuja on February 16-18. The…