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Are we there yet? Leveraging the Private Sector for Lassa Vaccine R&D

By Ibukun Oguntola
November 21, 2023
6 Mins read
The search for an effective vaccine against Lassa fever has gained momentum in recent years. Currently, early supportive care and the anti-viral…
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Torchlight

Mapping for Better Coverage: How GIS Microplanning is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State

By Misbahu el-Hamza
February 27, 2023
5 Mins read
Technology is enhancing healthcare in Nigeria, as demonstrated by the use of GIS mapping in Kano State to improve vaccinators’ performance and…
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Torchlight

COVID-19 Vaccine was the Top Health News Item in 2021

By Vivianne Ihekweazu
January 3, 2022
4 Mins read
From the moment the novel coronavirus was identified in January 2020 and subsequently declared a pandemic in March, the race has been…
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Thought Leadership

The New Malaria Vaccine: A New Dimension in the Fight against Malaria

By Kenni Ndili
October 20, 2021
3 Mins read
After decades of trials, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new malaria vaccine for children, adding a new development in…
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Thought Leadership

Will you take the COVID-19 Vaccine? A Household Survey on the Perception of Nigerians towards a COVID-19 vaccine

By Nigeria Health Watch
April 28, 2021
6 Mins read
By Beti Baiye & Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) Vaccines are vital to the prevention and control of infectious-disease outbreaks. They protect us…
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Thought Leadership

COVID-19: Lessons from India and why Nigeria must not be complacent

By Vivianne Ihekweazu
April 22, 2021
4 Mins read
In the last month, India has reported over 200,000 new cases of COVID-19 every single day. Hospitals are full and struggling to…
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Thought Leadership

‘E nor dey, come tomorrow’ - How vaccine stock-outs affect routine immunisation rates

By Dara Ajala-Damisa
January 21, 2021
4 Mins read
Vaccines administered on the Nigerian National Immunisation schedule are free, right? Ewomazino disagrees. She had given birth to lovely twin boys and…
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Press Release

MSF: Fractioning doses of yellow fever vaccine can help save more lives during outbreaks

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 11, 2021
3 Mins read
WHO will change its guidelines to recommend using partial doses of the yellow fever vaccine during emergencies as a result of new…
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Thought Leadership

10 things you should know about COVID-19 vaccine candidates

By Vivianne Ihekweazu
November 12, 2020
7 Mins read
(1) Why are vaccines important in the COVID-19 pandemic?The COVID-19 outbreak has evolved into a historic pandemic, bringing unprecedented disruption to global…
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Torchlight

ACEGID in Ede: Science Capacity evolving in Nigeria from an unusual Location

By Chibuike Alagboso
October 3, 2020
9 Mins read
When will the COVID-19 pandemic be over? Will life return to how it was before COVID-19 disrupted it? These questions probably run…
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Torchlight

Sustaining the tempo; How Kano is succeeding in its fight against Polio

By Bashar Abubakar
January 27, 2020
6 Mins read
As the early morning harmattan wind blew through the crowded Fagge area of Kano, about thirty people, mostly women, gathered inside the…
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Thought Leadership

When Gavi came to visit Nigeria

By Vivianne Ihekweazu
December 25, 2019
5 Mins read
A welcome visit from Gavi As 2019 wound down to its close and holiday plans were being made, arrangements were also being made…
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Health

Lessons from Kaduna: improving immunisation coverage through local emergency coordination centres

By Bashar Abubakar
September 30, 2019
5 Mins read
In the last three decades, the world has gone through a long and tough road in the push to eradicate the crippling…
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Torchlight

A Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits

By Patrick Egwu
July 15, 2019
5 Mins read
When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health information to pregnant women and to help…
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