by Haruna Gimba | Sep 12, 2024 | Nigeria
Health Reporters Editorial An early Tuesday flood in Maiduguri, the largest city in northeast Nigeria, has caused damage which has exacerbated the already existing humanitarian crisis in the state. The tragedy, caused by the overflow of the Alau Dam, has submerged...
by Haruna Gimba | Sep 12, 2024 | News, Nigeria
By Muhammad Amaan with agency report No fewer than 414,000 people have been displaced and another 30 killed by the devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the flood began after the Alau Dam...
by Haruna Gimba | Jun 21, 2024 | Accountability, Health Financing, News, Nigeria
By Muhammad Amaan In a concerted effort to enhance maternal and child health outcomes in Nigeria, stakeholders at a recently concluded two-day workshop have called for increased investment and improved accountability and transparency in the Reproductive, Maternal,...
by Haruna Gimba | Jun 8, 2024 | Grant, News, Nigeria
The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has announced N1 million as a take-off grant for the Emergency and Health Hazards Trust Fund for health journalists in Nigeria. This announcement was made by AHBN Coordinator, Dr Aminu Magashi Garba,...
by Haruna Gimba | May 31, 2024 | Health Financing, News, Nigeria, Press Releases
By Haruna Gimba The African Health Budget Network (AHBN) said it has established a Community of Practice on Immunization Budget Tracking, Accountability, and Sustainability; to curb the number of Zero Dose children in Kano. The AHBN in consortium with the African...
by Haruna Gimba | May 26, 2024 | Health Financing, News, Nigeria, Press Releases
By Haruna Gimba The African Health Budget Network said it has established Community of Practice (CoP) in Sokoto state to accelerate the progress in improving immunization coverage in the state. AHBN in consortium with the African Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is...