August 02
Nigeria: Human-Centered Design for Life - How Smiles for Mothers Is Keeping Mothers Alive
About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates urgent policy action. According to… Read more »
August 01
Nigeria: The Global Education Summit and the Nigerian Paradox
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July 28
Nigeria: Taking Action and Finding Safe Spaces - Supporting Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Emeka was only 5 years old when the abuse began. "Both my parents worked and when I wasn't in school, because they couldn't leave me home alone, they would take me to a neighbour's… Read more »
July 26
Nigeria: H2OForCommunities - JDI's Community Collaboration On WASH Facilities
Iwa is a lively rural community of about 600 inhabitants in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. It is just about 112 kilometres from Minna, the state's capital and like… Read more »
Nigeria: NCDC Hosts Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with partners is hosting the maiden edition of the Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology (NiCAFE)… Read more »
July 21
Nigeria: Here's What the Media Should Do to Advocate for More Funding for Epidemic Preparedness
The media plays a significant role in how the public responds to health issues. Mass media, print, television, radio and internet have considerable power, reaching a wide and… Read more »
July 20
Africa: Groups Collaborate On Clinical Research to Expand Access to Covid-19 Vaccines in Africa
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) today announced a new programme of clinical research which aims to expand… Read more »
July 19
Africa: Community Health Workers As the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery - Rwanda's Approach
Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For a pregnant woman dwelling either in the hills of… Read more »
Nigeria: Call for First Cohort of Solutions Journalism Fellowship Nigeria
Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is dealing with a lot of problems. However, beyond all these problems, there are efforts to respond to them. Solutions Journalism aims to tell… Read more »
July 14
Nigeria: Quality of Maternal Medicines in Nigeria - What You Should Know
The World Health Organisation has reported that each year, between 5.7 and 8.4 million people die due to poor quality care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and this… Read more »
July 12
Nigeria: From Pickup to Delivery - Strengthening Healthcare Through Medical Logistics
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gawu in Niger State serves as a Tuberculosis (TB) treatment centre for patients in the zone under the CHALLENGE TB program. The Koninklijke… Read more »
July 08
Nigeria: Shaping the Covid-19 Response - the Role of Social Science
As the COVID-19 virus spread across the world in 2020, the world was gripped by the massive global health crisis. Countries around the world were plunged into chaos as the virus… Read more »
July 05
Nigeria: How Misinformation Impacts Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake
"Nobody can convince me to take the COVID-19 vaccine. I don't trust the government to give me anything that is free and good for me. Nothing is free in Nigeria. I know they want to… Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Health Seeking Behaviours of Food Vendors Influence the Burden of Food-Borne Diseases
The sun is dressed in her best attire on Tuesday morning, after the heavy rains at night, to welcome resilient traders and businesspersons who are about their duties despite the… Read more »
June 29
Nigeria: MSF Focal Persons Provide Nutrition Services to Children in Borno State's Hard-to-Reach Areas
The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and their infants, who lack adequate… Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: #FundFPNaija - Domestic Funding for Family Planning Needs Urgent Prioritisation
Nigeria is currently the seventh most populous nation in the world. With an annual growth rate of 2.6%, Nigeria is projected to become the third most populous nation in the world… Read more »
June 23
Nigeria: Improving WASH in Nigeria's Underserved Communities
Yimitu is a low-income community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria's capital city. A significant part of its population is made up of people displaced from Northeast Nigeria by… Read more »
June 21
Nigeria: Julia Burke Maternity Centre Blends Trado-Modern Methods to Provide Quality Care
The GEANCO Foundation has intervened in the area of medical missions for orthopaedic surgery in Nigeria since 2011. In 2014, they began to focus on another area of health… Read more »
June 17
Nigeria: "His Heart Was As Large As His Laughter" - a Tribute to Engr. Chidi K.C. Izuwah
The late Engr. Chidi K.C. Izuwah was the Director General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), a commission that accelerates investment in national… Read more »
June 15
Nigeria: EDCTP and CEPI Funding Moves IAVI's Lassa Fever Vaccine Candidate Into Advanced Clinical Development
IAVI has received an award of €22.8 million from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness… Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Safe Spaces - Youth Friendly Centre Provides Judgement-Free Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Health Convos in Yola
"I have always wanted a place like this, where I can sit and discuss issues with my peers without being judged," says Zulaihat Yusuf, 30, after engaging in a two-hour conversation… Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: World Blood Donor Day 2021 - Give Blood, You Could Save a Life
"My father was admitted into the general ward of Federal Medical Centre Jabi, Abuja. Adjacent to his bed was a 70-something-year-old man who was quite ill and frail. Daily, I… Read more »
June 10
Nigeria: Nine in 10 African Countries Set to Miss Covid-19 Vaccination Goal
As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa's 54 countries--nearly 90%--are set to miss the September target of… Read more »
Nigeria: Legislative Network for UHC Summit - Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Nigeria
There is a global consensus on the importance of strengthening health systems to deliver quality and affordable healthcare to communities, to make them more effective and… Read more »
June 07
Africa: Guilty or Not Guilty? How PSN Africa Is Addressing the Realities of Postpartum Depression in Lagos State
In May 2020, criticisms against a 22-year-old mother, Olufunmilola Adisa, accused of killing her baby in Lagos State flooded the internet. Reports alleged that she wrote a letter… Read more »
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