A Tale of Two PHCs in Niger State: Accessing Equitable Healthcare From Beji to Maito
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Beji village, Bosso Local Government Area (LGA), in Niger State is an agrarian community, 30 kilometres from the state capital, Minna. Renowned…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 19th July 2019
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For 170,000 Nigerians to die from TB disease yearly, is unacceptable – Aisha Buhari. Integrating financing mechanisms to achieve universal health coverage….
Let's talk about sex: What do Nigerian adolescents know about sexual reproductive health?
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Editor’s Note: Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Education As A Vaccine (EVA) recently conducted two Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in Nyanya…
A Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits
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When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health information to pregnant women and to help…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 12th July 2019
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Polio: Gates foundation urges FG, States to up vaccination. Tuberculosis: Nigeria has ‘sixth highest burden globally’. 3.9m women, girls need reproductive health…
World Population Day 2019: Is Nigeria in trouble?
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Thirty years ago, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) established World Population Day, an annual event observed on July 11 every year….
National TB Conference 2019: Building Stronger Partnerships to End TB in Nigeria
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Despite years of neglect — these are exciting times for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis (TB)! A new treatment regimen for drug resistant…
NGOs Partner to Increase Accountability in the Delivery of PHC Services in Nigeria
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Concerned by the poor service delivery of Primary Healthcare Centres in Nigeria, two Non-Governmental Organisations, Nigeria Health Watch and Connected Development [CODE],…
All hands on deck in Kano State as Nigeria on track to being declared polio-free
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Just five years ago, Kano State was arguably the epicenter of Nigeria’s polio virus epidemic, accounting for over 80% of total cases…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 5th July 2019
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Buhari appoints new NACA boss, as former DG resigns. Buhari fires NHIS executive secretary, renews tenure of NCDC’s DG. Aliyu has done…