Maintaining Nigeria’s Wild Poliovirus-Free Status: A Critical Step for Long Life for All
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By Onyinye Oranezi and Thelma Chioma Abeku (Lead Writers) The launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) a little over three…
‘E nor dey, come tomorrow’ - How vaccine stock-outs affect routine immunisation rates
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Vaccines administered on the Nigerian National Immunisation schedule are free, right? Ewomazino disagrees. She had given birth to lovely twin boys and…
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
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On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and…
UniPort Teaching Hospital ensures safe deliveries and immunisation despite COVID-19
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After six months of anxiety, panic and unrest as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical doctors at the University of Port…
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…
Getting to 100 percent: Enugu's fight to maintain its polio free status
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Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state…
Sustaining the tempo; How Kano is succeeding in its fight against Polio
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As the early morning harmattan wind blew through the crowded Fagge area of Kano, about thirty people, mostly women, gathered inside the…
When Gavi came to visit Nigeria
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A welcome visit from Gavi As 2019 wound down to its close and holiday plans were being made, arrangements were also being made…
From land to sea: Improving maternal and child health access in Lagos State
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Ensuring that people everywhere have access to affordable, quality healthcare at the point of need, is an imperative that requires urgent action….
Partnership to strengthen immunisation; The Kano State model
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“It was a hectic day, we had a fixed immunisation session in Gachi village,” says Umar Alhassan, a Routine Immunisation (RI) provider…
Hand in Hand: Collaboration for better maternal health in Gombe
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How do you get women in rural areas to discard harmful traditional maternal health practices and adopt the practice of going to…
Lessons from Kaduna: improving immunisation coverage through local emergency coordination centres
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In the last three decades, the world has gone through a long and tough road in the push to eradicate the crippling…
A Chill on Disease: Gricd Frij, a homegrown solution to Nigeria's Cold Chain Constraints
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When Oghenetega Iortm, CEO of GRICD, a cold chain and logistics company spoke at the 2019 Health Watch Forum in Abuja themed…
All hands on deck in Kano State as Nigeria on track to being declared polio-free
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Just five years ago, Kano State was arguably the epicenter of Nigeria’s polio virus epidemic, accounting for over 80% of total cases…