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Lassa Fever: Why the Nigerian government should fund disease diagnostics for epidemic preparedness

By Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli
July 25, 2019
7 Mins read
Editor’s Note: Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli is a 2019 #PreventEpidemicsNaija Fellow at Nigeria Health Watch. In this piece she writes about a doctor whose…
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Press Release

Decline in Lassa Fever Cases as NCDC Sustains Intensive Response

By Nigeria Health Watch
March 11, 2019
4 Mins read
Over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new cases of Lassa fever reported in Nigeria….
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NCDC REVIEWS LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK RESPONSE AMIDST REDUCING NUMBER OF CASES

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 26, 2019
1 Mins read
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a decrease in the number of Lassa fever cases reported weekly in the…
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Torchlight

The fight against Lassa fever: Will it prepare Nigeria for future epidemics?

By Chibuike Alagboso
January 22, 2019
5 Mins read
It is not unusual to talk about challenges and at the same time seek out available opportunities. Speaking about opportunities presented by Lassa…
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Torchlight

Fighting Lassa: Five lessons from three special hospitals managing most cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch
April 10, 2018
7 Mins read
At the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Mrs. Martha Okonofua moves around the ward with a smile. The Lassa Fever isolation ward at…
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Top 10 Health News

Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th January 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 26, 2018
1 Mins read
Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever. 16 deaths recorded as Lassa fever spreads to 10…
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Top 10 Health News

Top Ten News Items on Health, 11 August 2017

By Nigeria Health Watch
August 11, 2017
1 Mins read
Nigeria Records Poor Outing as Only 23% of Children Get Immunised. Revamp PHCs in your states, Health Minister urges governors. FG plans relocation of…
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Press Release

Lassa Fever: NCDC advices on preparedness by hospitals and healthcare workers

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 16, 2017
2 Mins read
  The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) calls the attention of Nigerians to an increasing number of Lassa fever cases, and…
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Ten Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health

By Nigeria Health Watch
April 12, 2016
2 Mins read
It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure…
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Lack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria

By Chikwe Ihekweazu
January 26, 2016
4 Mins read
Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty…
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