Rayuwa Da Korona: How two local radio stations are responding to COVID-19 in Kano State
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On April 11, 2020, exactly one month after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Kano State confirmed its first…
"He was generous to a fault" - Nigeria's TB Community remembers the late Prof. Lovett Lawson
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Editor’s Note: On Monday, July 13, 2020, Nigeria’s health community was saddened by the news of the passing of Professor Lovett Lawson,…
Enugu's free maternal programme is providing better health for rural women and children
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“This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health interventions implemented in Nigeria.” At Amorji Nike Primary…
What religious leaders can learn from Reverend Canon Wainaina's COVID-19 experience and leadership
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By Atinuke Akande-Alegbe and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) Since the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nigeria on the…
The importance of political will in the fight against COVID-19: The Rivers State Example
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By Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi (Lead Writer) Queen Wisdom is a petty trader who had come to buy some food items for her business…
Fragile progress at the brink - COVID-19 and the Nigerian health sector
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“Waves keep coming, that’s the one thing you can count on in life” — Gerry Lopez Following the easing of the lockdown restrictions, it is…
Is COVID-19 the same as malaria?
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Is COVID-19 the same as malaria? No. COVID-19 and malaria may have similar symptoms but they are very different diseases with different…
COVID-19 has exposed Nigeria's Sexual Violence Menace: OpEd
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By Mike Lawal (Guest Writer) She was only nine years old when she walked into the consultation room with her outraged mother,…
WhatsApp for Social Good: How Nigerians used the platform to show care during the COVID-19 lockdown
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Quiet streets. Closed office buildings. Empty public spaces. This was the reality for many Nigerian cities from March 30 to May 4,…
Nuhu Bammali Maternity: Sustaining immunisation gains in Kano despite COVID-19
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Nuhu Bammali Maternity Hospital is a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Yakasai Ward, Kano Municipal area council in Kano state. The facility…