No Zika virus update in Nigeria since 2016
Zika virus is back on the global radar. With confirmed cases in the most populated countries in the world, China...
Nigeria: Universal health coverage, human resources gap and mobile tech
One of the building blocks for functioning health systems is Human resources for health (HRH). The importance of people in...
Africa’s burgeoning food deprivation crisis
In this report, Dr. Tola Oladimeji asks: Will the SDG target of hunger eradication by 2030 be met? In the...
Nigeria must improve women’s access to contraceptives to end unsafe abortion
Experts connect contraceptives to unsafe abortions in Nigeria Medical experts believe many women will keep dying in Nigeria from unsafe...
Africans living with HIV could soon take fewer drugs daily
Better days ahead for Africans living with HIV as new study suggest safe lessening of drug burden ViiV, HIV unit...
HIV gender gap is widening in Nigeria
After over 10 years of stability, Nigeria's HIV gender gap is widening and it doesn't favor women According to the...
10 key facts about malaria control and elimination efforts
Looking back at 2016, here are some details you may not know about malaria There were 216 million cases of...
Here’s why Nigeria’s Lassa fever epidemic is slowing down
Lassa fever is on the decline in Nigeria. As partners celebrate, they also warn that highest risk remains The largest...
Task-shifting policy: Will Nigeria’s Community Health Workers also raise the dead?
While it may be hard to pass policies into law, it is much harder to prepare Nigeria's CHEWs for bigger...
South Africa slams tax on sugary drinks
South Africa becomes first on the continent to introduce tax on sugary drinks From April 2018, taxes on sugary drinks...
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