Nigeria’s cholera reality check
You cannot do nothing and expect things to change just by signing an agreement. 12 years from now, 2030 to be ...
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The dangerous meteoric rise of artificial fruit ripening in Nigeria
Fruits are widely ripened with chemicals in Nigeria but the sellers do not know how dangerous this act is to ...
Addressing the poor handling of Nigeria’s pregnant women by care givers
In Nigerian hospitals, pregnant women are insulted by healthcare providers. This is wrong and dangerous for the country's maternal mortality ...
Nigeria’s demographic and health survey gets underway
Nigeria's 2018 demographic and health survey now includes malaria and genotype The fieldwork for Nigeria's 2018 Demographic and Health Survey has officially ...
Thanks to PEPFAR, Nigeria now has a national HIV data repository
Nigeria's new HIV national data repository now receives de-identified patient data from health facilities nationwide Nigeria now has a National ...
Nigeria gets over $16 million to end polio
The last time Nigeria reported a case of wild poliovirus was 2 years ago. It just got over $16m funding ...
Nigerian government’s false and misleading claims on exclusive breastfeeding
In an attempt to drum support for exclusive breastfeeding, Nigerian health ministry top official made false and misleading claims On ...
Why Nigeria still delivers thousands of HIV-positive babies annually
She knew she had HIV yet she went to a birth attendant during labor. Now her baby is HIV-positive. He ...
One dead as Lassa fever returns to Nigeria
Government calls for caution as Lassa fever claims one life in EnuguThere is a new outbreak of Lassa fever in ...
Ignorance and breastfeeding beliefs threaten 70% of newborns in Nigeria
In Nigeria, there are varying beliefs regarding early breastfeeding. WHO says they put babies at risk of diseases and death ...
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