A case for PHCs in the fight against COVID19
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Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, Nigeria like most countries across the world has been…
Scaling up COVID-19 testing - Active case finding in the FCT
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Community members share their motivation for coming forward for testing. For some, anxiety not knowing their status and wanting to protect their…
Caesarean Sections in Nigeria – Thoughts, Belief Systems and Perceptions
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Editor’s Note: If you bring up the topic of Caesarean Sections in many discussion circles, there is a likelihood you will encounter…
COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Hybrid Approach is Needed - OpEd
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The 2014 Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa wreaked havoc on a number of already fragile states — Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the…
The call for safe practices during Ramadan: COVID-19 Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: The month of Ramadan begins on the 24th April, 2020, and it is a festival of community, family, and corporate…
Start where you are: Lessons on community-led COVID-19 relief efforts
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By Dr. Ron Ikpe (Guest Writer) It was a Wednesday morning just like any other, the date was the 13th of March…
Courage, Community, Care: How I defeated COVID-19 - Manny Asika
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Editor’s Note: Emmanuel “Manny” Asika spent 10 days at the Isolation Centre in the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Yaba, Lagos. An…
Handwashing - A Lifesaver Too Many Have Had to Live Without: OpEd
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By Dr. Adaeze Oreh (Guest Writer) Two million, sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred people — that is the number of persons currently infected with the…
Stronger Together: How Big Business is helping Nigeria combat #COVID19
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Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) All around us, we see and hear of how individuals and businesses are pitching in…
Mind over COVID19: Simple tips to protect your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak
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In the past three months, millions of people around the globe have been urged to stay home and take various steps to…
Partnership for WASH: European Union and State Governments Improve Services in Rural Communities
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Nasoro Primary School is right at the centre of Gumel town in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. It has over 4,700 students…
At the frontlines of Nigeria’s COVID-19 response: The Laboratory
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Ultra-low freezers hum and beep continuously in the biorespository room, supporting the non-stop diagnostic activities at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory…
A Call to Serenity, Courage and Wisdom During COVID-19: OpEd
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I have been on a social media break, which just happened to coincide with the unfurling of the COVID-19 phenomenon. Peeking briefly…
Coronavirus: Time to take social distancing seriously in Nigeria
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The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis and the world is seeing the number of people affected increasing rapidly everyday. To control the…