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Nigeria's Public Health Emergency Bill: Strengthening the Legal Framework for Responding to Public Health Emergencies

By Ibukun Oguntola
April 20, 2023
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The Quarantine Act of 1926 is an important piece of legislation that establishes a legal framework for preventing and controlling infectious diseases…
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Nigeria must improve health services for mothers and babies: here’s what can change

By Nigeria Health Watch
July 13, 2022
3 Mins read
By Jamilu Tukur, Bayero University, Kano Nigeria is one of the largest contributors to maternal and newborn (neonatal) deaths in the world….
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Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at risk during childbirth

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 19, 2022
4 Mins read
By Chioma S. Ejekam, University of Lagos and Chimezie Anyakora, Pan Atlantic University Severe bleeding after childbirth — postpartum haemorrhage — is a leading cause of…
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Preparing for the next Epidemic: Key Takeways from ASLM 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 25, 2018
5 Mins read
The need for strong public health institutes, disease surveillance systems and increased funds for epidemics preparedness were key takeaways from the 4th Biennial…
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A friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics

By Nigeria Health Watch
June 14, 2018
5 Mins read
Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of…
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Should the health sector be tasked with road safety?

By Ifeanyi Nsofor
January 24, 2017
4 Mins read
There is hardly anyone in Nigeria who does not have a personal tale of road crashes to tell. In 2007, my mother…
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Waiting for the promised Change in the Health Sector

By Nigeria Health Watch
August 4, 2015
4 Mins read
This piece is contributed by Remi Adeseun. Remi is a pharmacist and health sector entrepreneur, Chairman of Rodot Nigeria Limited (a Medical…
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Nigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over

By Ifeanyi Nsofor
July 21, 2015
4 Mins read
Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the…
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Mass Hysteria in the West and the real Problem next Door

By Chikwe Ihekweazu
October 21, 2014
5 Mins read
This blog was inspired by a conversation with my friend and colleague Dr Kelechi Ohiri while we watched some of the media…
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Nigeria: Partnership for Health - a conference on health in Nigeria.

By Chikwe Ihekweazu
October 26, 2010
3 Mins read
by Ike Anya (This post was first published on BMJ blogs) A major milestone passed in October this year, when Nigerians marked 50…
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