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Nearly all sex workers and drug users in Nigeria use condoms
According to UNAIDS latest report, nearly all sex workers and drug users in Nigeria use condoms While the recently released...
Nigeria’s little progress in HIV is slowing down West and Central Africa
2 out of 3 Nigerians living with HIV are not receiving treatment No thanks to Nigeria's poor performance, West and...
Suicide kills more Nigerians than hepatitis and kidney disease
For 26 years, suicide has been on a meteoric rise in Nigeria which is reluctant to review criminalizing law On...
Family planning is not a priority for Nigerian government in 2018
Nigerian officials speak a lot about population control but 2018 budget shows family planning is not a priority On July...
Ebonyi is getting most of WHO’s grants for research on infectious diseases of poverty
WHO has announced 30 small grants for implementation researches on diseases of poverty. Ebonyi is getting most of them. Nigeria...
To tackle childbirth-associated deaths, Ghana launches pregnancy school
Ghana's Pregnancy School for pregnant women aims to lower childbirth-associated morbidity and mortality To reduce morbidity and mortality associated with...
Algeria to interconnect 4,000 health facilities via satellite
We also decided to compare child mortality indices in Nigeria and Algeria The government of Algeria has announced plans to...
Africa’s longest-serving health minister is an engineer
You'd think health ministers must be health professionals but Africa's longest serving minister is an exception. He is not the...
Nigeria’s polio program and other immunization efforts hit by health workers’ strike
Nigeria is hoping to be declared polio free very soon but with immunization efforts on hold, the goal is threatened...
Nigeria’s health workers’ strike disrupts maternal care nationwide
For over a month, health workers across Nigeria have been on strike and one of worst affected groups are pregnant...
