Infectious DiseaseThought LeadershipWhile we were sleeping: Is Nigeria prepared for the next big global epidemic? By f5shc November 26, 2019 7 Mins read Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu, Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Nigeria. He asks whether Nigeria is… Read more
Infectious DiseaseTorchlightNext Generation Disease Detectives: The institutions training future Nigerian leaders to fight epidemics By f5shc November 19, 2019 7 Mins read The global health community received an important announcement on the 29th October 2019 – the beginning of the first-ever human trial for… Read more
TorchlightA Chill on Disease: Gricd Frij, a homegrown solution to Nigeria's Cold Chain Constraints By f5shc September 23, 2019 7 Mins read When Oghenetega Iortm, CEO of GRICD, a cold chain and logistics company spoke at the 2019 Health Watch Forum in Abuja themed… Read more
Infectious DiseaseThought LeadershipYour meat could be killing You: Nigeria's unhealthy Abattoirs By f5shc August 14, 2019 6 Mins read Editor’s Note: The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited abattoirs in Suleja and Dei-Dei, to learn how they are managed and tease… Read more
Press ReleaseNCDC PARTNERS WITH RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES (RTSL) TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS IN NIGERIA By f5shc August 5, 2019 1 Mins read The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has formally launched its collaboration with Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), an initiative of Vital… Read more
Infectious DiseaseThought LeadershipLassa Fever: Why the Nigerian government should fund disease diagnostics for epidemic preparedness By f5shc July 25, 2019 7 Mins read Editor’s Note: Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli is a 2019 #PreventEpidemicsNaija Fellow at Nigeria Health Watch. In this piece she writes about a doctor whose… Read more