Strengthening PHCs Through “Make Our Hospitals Work” Campaign
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In the 1950s, the second-ever hospital was built in Igala land. Located in Ogugu community, Government Cottage Hospital…
Could a new typhoid vaccine end the most misdiagnosed disease in Nigeria?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership on Health Series comes from Pharmacist and Public Health Specialist Chijioke Nwosu. He writes about the…
The State of the Nigerian Health Sector in 2017
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The year 2017 rounds up this week, and we at Nigeria Health Watch reflect on what has been a challenging year for…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 11 August 2017
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Nigeria Records Poor Outing as Only 23% of Children Get Immunised. Revamp PHCs in your states, Health Minister urges governors. FG plans relocation of…
Top Ten News Items on Health, July 28 2017
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FG committed to elimination of viral hepatitis in Nigeria by 2021. NHIS controversy worsens as Reps reject agency’s budget. Nigeria sets up task force…
A mighty Iroko in the Nigerian health sector has fallen: A tribute to the late Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
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“I shall not mourn you! Not at all. You were a blessing. Your footprints are large but your humanity much larger. First,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th February 2017
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FG approves new National Health Policy. FG Signs Seventy Million Euro EU Support For Health . Nigeria to benefit from MacArthur foundation’s…
Is the Nigerian government one step closer to evidence-based decision making in health?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece was contributed by Olusesan A. Makinde, Senior Health Information Systems Advisor with MEASURE Evaluation project,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20 January 2017
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Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms cases in 7 states, advices on preparedness by hospitals and healthcare workers. NHIS covers cancer, other tertiary ailments…
Top Ten Health News Items in 2016
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Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014. Lassa Fever Outbreak: 41 Nigerians killed in 10 states –…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 07 October 2016
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FG releases N9.8bn for polio eradication. WHO provides medical supplies to 15,000 Boko Haram victims. Children below one-year-old to get new pneumonia…
Lack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria
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Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty…
The Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program
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Those that read our blog regularly will remember the early days when we called for a Field Epidemiology Training Programme in Nigeria to train…