World Leprosy Day 2021: Making life count for people affected by Leprosy in Nigeria
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By Kenneth Ibe and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Mrs Aisha Yunisa, a fifty-year old woman from Niger state, got married in her…
Friendship Bench: Zimbabwe’s Community-based Talk-Therapy Supporting Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of challenges and disruptions to our lives. The livelihood of people has been affected and…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 22nd January 2021
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COVID-19: AU vaccine plan proposes up to $10 per dose for Nigeria, others. COVID-19 vaccines won’t alter your DNA, do not contain…
‘E nor dey, come tomorrow’ - How vaccine stock-outs affect routine immunisation rates
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Vaccines administered on the Nigerian National Immunisation schedule are free, right? Ewomazino disagrees. She had given birth to lovely twin boys and…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 21st January 2021
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Senior Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager and Monitoring & Evaluation, US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Lagos. Apply Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor, Save the…
Your health in 2021: 10 things you should know about accessing healthcare
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Editor’s Note: This week’s thought leadership piece comes from Dr Kemi of RelianceHMO, an HMO provider in Nigeria. She works to explain…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 15th January 2021
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UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile. Ignore those saying COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous, NPHCDA…
Latest Health Jobs In Nigeria Published On 14th January 2021
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Consultant, General Surgeon (Laparoscopy / Oncology), Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti, deadline 25th January 2021. Apply Project Director, PATH Nigeria, Abuja….
Preparing ahead: How Imo State harnessed the REDISSE project to improve its COVID-19 response
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As at January 12, 2021, Nigeria has had over a hundred thousand confirmed cases of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection….
MSF: Fractioning doses of yellow fever vaccine can help save more lives during outbreaks
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WHO will change its guidelines to recommend using partial doses of the yellow fever vaccine during emergencies as a result of new…