Advancing Gender Equality in the Health Workforce: Insights from the Gulf of Guinea
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Tzar Oluigbo [Lead Writer] Following the devastating Ebola outbreak in 2014, it became clear that the health systems in countries in West…
Exciting start to CPHIA 2023- Breaking Barriers and Repositioning Africa in the Global Health Architecture
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The International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2023 kicked off in Lusaka, Zambia, on 27th November 2023 with a resounding commitment to breaking…
Nigeria's Public Health Emergency Bill: Strengthening the Legal Framework for Responding to Public Health Emergencies
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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…
Nigeria must improve health services for mothers and babies: here’s what can change
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By Jamilu Tukur, Bayero University, Kano Nigeria is one of the largest contributors to maternal and newborn (neonatal) deaths in the world….
Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at risk during childbirth
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By Chioma S. Ejekam, University of Lagos and Chimezie Anyakora, Pan Atlantic University Severe bleeding after childbirth — postpartum haemorrhage — is a leading cause of…
Preparing for the next Epidemic: Key Takeways from ASLM 2018
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The need for strong public health institutes, disease surveillance systems and increased funds for epidemics preparedness were key takeaways from the 4th Biennial…
A friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics
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Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of…
Should the health sector be tasked with road safety?
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There is hardly anyone in Nigeria who does not have a personal tale of road crashes to tell. In 2007, my mother…
Waiting for the promised Change in the Health Sector
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This piece is contributed by Remi Adeseun. Remi is a pharmacist and health sector entrepreneur, Chairman of Rodot Nigeria Limited (a Medical…
Nigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over
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Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the…
Mass Hysteria in the West and the real Problem next Door
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This blog was inspired by a conversation with my friend and colleague Dr Kelechi Ohiri while we watched some of the media…
Nigeria: Partnership for Health - a conference on health in Nigeria.
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by Ike Anya (This post was first published on BMJ blogs) A major milestone passed in October this year, when Nigerians marked 50…