Displaced but Determined in Borno; Exclusive Breastfeeding in the midst of a humanitarian crisis
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The Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Maiduguri is home to over 30,000 people. It is one of several IDP camps…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31st August 2018
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Nigeria’s Polio laboratories pass another round of accreditation exercise. Donors provide 95% of HIV/AIDS funding in Nigeria –NACA DG. Fresh Crisis rocks…
Patients’ Bill of Rights; Game Changer or Another Policy Paper?
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Beep… beep. Beep…beep…beep! Multiple text and WhatsApp notifications all from the same unfamiliar source. It is late, so I frown with more…
Can community organisations lead in taking sexual health education to rural areas?
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As the nation’s seat of power, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is usually associated with splendour. This opinion about the city is…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th August 2018
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Ebola cases in DR Congo jump to 103. 33 children die of acute malnutrition in Bama IDP camp — MSF. NURHI Introduces…
Wetin be Universal Health Coverage?
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In the push for global health reforms, no initiative has been as uniting as the call for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Governments…
The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State
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In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno….
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th August 2018
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U.S., FG, others fund $11m new Demographic Health Survey in Nigeria. World Bank Approves $20m to Support Nigeria’s BHCPF. WHO to donate 31 million…
Crafting tailored training to improve healthcare leadership capacity: The LEAPS example
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“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Jim John Continuous capacity development is integral in healthcare…
From Onitsha to Silicon Valley: Teen girls’ app may save Nigerians from fake drugs
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Save a Soul, a team of five students from the Regina Pacis Secondary School Onitsha in Anambra State, won a place in…