Breathe In, Breathe Out: Nigeria’s Air Quality a Silent Health Hazard
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership Piece, Nigeria Health Watch Programme Coordinator Patience Adejo explores the state of Nigeria’s air quality,…
Albishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto
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Shafa’atu Abubakar, 37, is a mother of ten who lives in Ubandoma, Sifawa town, Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State. In January…
Elevate Women’s Voices: Nigeria’s health sector must become #EachforEqual – IWD2020
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International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day marked annually on March 8, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of…
Getting to 100 percent: Enugu's fight to maintain its polio free status
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Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state…
29th February 2020| PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY TO NIGERIANS ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (#4)
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The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a new strain of the virus that has not been previously identified in humans. SARS-CoV-2 is the…
Midwives are a lifeline for better maternal health, Nigeria must invest in them: OpEd
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Editor’s Note: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and The Midwife. In…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st February 2020
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No Nigerian in China infected with Covid-19 – Official. WHO, UNICEF rank Nigeria poor in child survival index. World Bank approves $2.2b…
Our bleeding wound: Are Nigeria's doctors justified for leaving? OpEd
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Editor’s Note: A U.S news politics report that recently trended online showed how Nigerian immigrants have carved a niche in the United…
Courage in the midst of fear; How Kano contained its current Lassa Fever outbreak
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It was the last day of 2019. Everyone, including health workers at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the largest healthcare facility in…
Our Love, In Sickness and In Health
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Editor’s Note: Ahead of Valentine’s Day on February 14, Nigeria Health Watch Social Media Analyst Michael Atima weaves a tale of romance…