National Public Health Institutes: Route to accelerating Health Security in the ECOWAS Region
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If there were any doubts of what may happen when countries don’t take prioritise epidemic preparedness, the covid-19 pandemic is still a…
Vaccinating Africa: Expanding Vaccine Manufacturing for Health Security
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It is time for Africa to focus on producing vaccines for its population. In February 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres highlighted vaccine equity…
Building Capacity at Nigeria’s Seaports: A Journey Towards Strengthening Maritime Health Security
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It is impossible to predict when the next pandemic will occur, yet the risk of another occurrence remains high. The world’s susceptibility…
Nigeria's 2023 Joint External Evaluation: Progress in the Right Direction
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Oguntola Ibukun and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) Nigeria, like many other African nations with similar complexities, has had its fair share of…
PreventEpidemicsNaija: How a Media Strategy Contributed to Increasing Epidemic Preparedness Awareness in Nigeria
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By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the…
Kano State Ministry of Health Launches Kano Action Plan for Health Security
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Kano, Nigeria- The Kano State Ministry of Health has announced the launch of the Kano State Action Plan for Health Security (KSAPHS),…
Nigeria Health Watch Announces the Third Edition Of #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards 2023
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Nigeria Health Watch is excited to announce the third edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards ceremony to celebrate evidence-based and accurate reportage…
Prioritising Health Security to Make Nigeria 'Pandemic Proof'
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By Sunday Oko and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) The Federal Government Budget for the Health Sector has more than doubled over the…
Strengthening Local Capacity for Disease Detection, Reporting, and Response
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Larry Brilliant, a renowned epidemiologist, once said that “outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional.” Globally, this inevitability of outbreaks has been…
Assess. Learn. Improve: Enugu State's Journey to Closing Health Security Gaps
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) The re-emergence of infectious diseases is inevitable, as humans continue to interact with the…
Transitioning Polio Emergency Operations Centres to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Security.
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By Ibukun Oguntola and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Emergency Operations Centres, first used in Nigeria during the national polio response, were valuable…
Kano State’s Health Security Roadmap: Evaluating Strengths and Gaps and Improving Health Systems
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By Bashar Abubakar and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) When Nigeria conducted a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) in 2017, there was no way…
What's Next for Global Health Security? Key Takeaways from the Global Health Security Conference on Building Back Better
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A team from Nigeria Health Watch attended the Global Health Security Conference 2022 in Singapore. This article highlights key takeaways from the…
#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria's Health Security
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When the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Campaign was launched in 2018, it was likened to the story of the boy who cried wolf. Why should…