Saving Mothers Lives: Improving the Procurement of Quality Maternal Medicines in Nigeria
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By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Sunday Ehigiator (Lead Writers) Access to quality essential medicines is not only a human right, but also crucial…
Family Planning in a New Lagos: The Gains of Collaborating for Greater Impact
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By Alex Ehieme and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) The Nigeria Family Planning Blueprint (2020–2024) has a set objective of achieving a modern…
#Hack4COVID19Waste: Hacking for COVID-19 Waste Management Solutions
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By Gabriel Oke and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) As the fight against COVID-19 continues, a new problem has presented itself that if…
World Polio Day 2021: Delivering on a Promise of a Polio-Free World
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By Gabriel Oke and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) All diseases are devastating but poliomyelitis (polio), a scourge that impacted many countries, was…
The New Malaria Vaccine: A New Dimension in the Fight against Malaria
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After decades of trials, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new malaria vaccine for children, adding a new development in…
Maternal Mental Health: A Reflection on World Mental Health Day 2021
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Ifeyinwa Yusuf and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) A woman’s body undergoes many changes through pregnancy, birth and postpartum that affect her in…
Sin Tax: A Viable Means to Health Financing in Nigeria
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Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is largely dependent on how a country finances its health system. Since the Abuja Declaration in 2001,…
World Heart Day 2021: Revisiting the high burden of NCDs and exploring solutions using technology
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a real and present global health security threat for almost two years now. Simultaneously, African countries like…
Focusing on the vulnerable to achieve UHC in Nigeria: Insights from a book launch
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On September 14, 2021, Dr Charles Ezuma-Ngwu, launched a book titled ‘Universal Healthcare and Access to the Lower-income Population: An exploration of…