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Nigeria Health Watch

Top Ten News Items on Health out of Nigeria

NewsRescue, 08 January 2016
Press Release by the Hon Minister of Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria – Prof. Isaac F. Adewole 

In the last 6 weeks, Nigeria has been experiencing Lassa fever (LF) outbreak which has so far affected 8 states. The States affected include Bauchi, Nassarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Edo and Oyo States. The total number of suspected cases so far reported is 76 with 35 deaths, and a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 46%. Our laboratories have confirmed 14 cases, indicative of a new episode of Lassa fever outbreak. 

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Punch, 03 January 2016
Hurdles before Nigeria’s health care in 2016

Perhaps, one of the most significant milestones for Nigeria’s health sector in 2015 was that, in October last year; the country was formally delisted by the World Health Organisation from countries that are polio-endemic. This came after the country successfully maintained its record of having no single case of Wild Polio Virus infection since July last year, over a consecutive 15-month period.

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Vanguard, 05 January 2016
BUDGET 2016: Give Nigerians functional health facilities, FG urged

As reactions continue to trail the allocation of N221.7 billion to the health sector by the Federal Government as presented by President Mohammadu Buhari to the Senate last week, experts have called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate human resources and infrastructural development and support. Government has also been urged to immediately facilitate the entrenchment of a policy for Universal Health Care in health insurance.

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The World Bank, 05 January 2016
Nigeria’s seven lessons from polio and Ebola response


Amid the devastating effects of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak to human lives, communities, institutions, systems and the economy, there are lessons to be learned for the region to be better prepared to handle future outbreaks. Granted, the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria was caught early before it spiralled out of control, unlike in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, but Nigeria was also able to successfully contain the disease. The country would have not been able to respond so swiftly if it had not had a history of responding to public health emergencies, such as recurrent cholera and Lassa fever outbreaks and lead poisoning, and developed an appropriate response capacity.

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The Guardian, 06 January 2016
More PHCs not needed now
 
Whereas at this time of national economic crisis, it is easier to become despondent, cynical, desperate-survivalist, hyper-critical or enjoy the heaven-will-not-fall cocoon of privileged positions within the system than to volunteer in the rescue efforts, it is considered necessary to contribute towards adding value to the 2016 budget’s quality and implementation framework.
 
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Vanguard, 07 January 2016
Ending AIDS in 2030: How achievable for Nigeria?

Before 2003, there was progression in the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Records show that from 1991 – 1999, the HIV prevalence increased from 1.8 percent to 5.4 percent. It dropped to 4.1 percent in 2011 and further dropped to 3.8 percent in 2013. Nigeria is currently treating 800,000 people living with the virus with Anti Retroviral (ARV) drugs. Currently the number of people living with HIV that are on Anti Retroviral Therapy increased from 359,181 in 2010 to 747,382 in 2014.

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PM News, 07 January 2016
Ogun orders revalidation of private health facilities

Ogun State Government has directed that all owners of private health facilities operating within the State must revalidate or register their facilities with the Department of Hospital Services, State Ministry of Health at Oke–Mosan in Abeokuta. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, stated that the step is necessary in order to enhance sanity and eradicate quackery in the state health sector.

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Leadership, 02 January 2016
‘Lagos Committed To Child, Maternal Mortality Reduction’

Segun Olulade, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, says the state government will spare no effort in paring down child and maternal mortality rate in the state this year. Olulade (APC-Epe II) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday that the legislative arm would give the executive the necessary support to reduce infant and maternal mortality.

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The Guardian, 07 January 2016
Club rewards Lagos Island Maternity Hospital workers

Outstanding members of staff of Lagos Island Maternity Hospital were honoured when the Rotary Club of Lagos Central felicitated with the First Baby of the Year and the mother, Mrs. Oluwakemi Ogunlowo. Speaking at the occasion, the Medical Director and Chief Executive, Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Dr. Donald Imosemi said, it had become the tradition of the Rotary Club of Lagos Central to appreciate employees of the hospital, who have been very hardworking in the past one year after visiting to donate to the First Baby of the Year.

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Nigeria Health Watch, 05 January 2016
Dear President Buhari, honour the 2001 Abuja declaration and deliver a genuinely Pro-Poor 2016 Budget 

On the 19th of December 2015, we at Nigeria Health Watch joined the ONE Campaign and 24 other Non-Governmental Organisations in writing a letter to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on health and the associated budget currently going through the legislature. The letter was delivered to the Presidency, the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives and published in national dailies. We reproduce the letter in its entirety here. Pay attention to health in the budget process – your life may depend on it.

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