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NHIS: Has the Nigerian government failed corp members with its NYSC health inclusive initiative?
By Mujeeb Abdulwasiu One afternoon in November 2019, Kehinde Abdulwasiu, 27, decided to travel to Lagos from Ekiti State, where...
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Drug Aid is attempting to improve equitable access to medicine with novel approach
By Prosper Ishaya In late 2018 after Hannah* recovered from a brief illness, it happened that she possessed an excess...
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Prevention on air: An initiative is deploying behavioural change communication to tackle hepatitis
By Johnstone Kpilaakaa Dr Peter Yawe lost his 20-year-old cousin to liver cancer caused by chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)...
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Social Voices Top Five Health Solution Reports in 2022
By Promise Eze The Nigerian healthcare system is poorly developed. A recent World Health Organisation survey ranks Nigeria’s healthcare system...
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What can be learnt from an NGO committed to overcoming childhood cancer?
By Amina Gambari Two years after Michael Onywewuchi was born, doctors at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) diagnosed him...
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Through waste management eTrash2Cash is saving planet earth, helping women access healthcare
By Olorunisola Abe 34-year-old Ms. Ummi Baba quickly became the sole breadwinner of her family after her abusive marriage ended. ...
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Determined initiative is closing the menstrual awareness gap in secondary schools
by Kehinde Ogunronbi The menstrual period is a biological indicator of the proper development of a woman’s reproductive organs and...
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Building community against cancer: When it comes to terminal illnesses, mental health comes first
By Promise Eze In 2018, Ugonna Okere, a 30-year-old professional makeup artist based in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital was diagnosed...
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In Cameroon, epilepsy myths fuel stigma but a nonprofit is changing the narrative
By Promise Eze BAMENDA, CAMEROON— Ten years ago, 35-year-old Bah Blaise started having epileptic convulsions, a common brain condition that...
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Using tech, a group of young people is restoring care to Nigeria’s healthcare
By Kunle Adebajo Elizabeth,* 22, and her inhaler were inseparable at the start of the year. She would fall...
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NHIS: Has the Nigerian government failed corp members with its NYSC health inclusive initiative?
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