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Georgetown Global Health Nigeria

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Georgetown Global Health Nigeria is a locally registered organisation affiliated with the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact.

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Say hello to our newest certified Project Managers! After 5 days of hands-on Project DPro training, our team is now equipped with globally recognized tools to plan, manage, and deliver projects that drive real impact.

Say hello to our newest certified Project Managers!
After 5 days of hands-on Project DPro training, our team is now equipped with globally recognized tools to plan, manage, and deliver projects that drive real impact.
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We are proud to unveil our 2024 Annual Report—an insightful look at the milestones that shaped our year. From strengthening health systems to expanding HIV care care and treatment, it captures the strides we made with our partners. Take a look ➡️ bit.ly/GGHNin2024

We are proud to unveil our 2024 Annual Report—an insightful look at the milestones that shaped our year. From strengthening health systems to expanding HIV care care and treatment, it captures the strides we made with our partners. Take a look ➡️ bit.ly/GGHNin2024
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Over 1,100 cholera cases this year, with deaths up 75% from last year. That's 28 lives lost because of unsafe water and poor hygiene. Protect your home: 💧 Boil or treat water 🧼 Wash hands with soap 🚫 Avoid open defecation #StopCholera

Over 1,100 cholera cases this year, with deaths up 75% from last year.
That's 28 lives lost because of unsafe water and poor hygiene.
Protect your home:
💧 Boil or treat water
🧼 Wash hands with soap
🚫 Avoid open defecation
#StopCholera
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Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver. It spreads through contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person. It often shows no symptoms and most people don’t know they have it. Testing is the only way to know. Get tested today!

Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver.
It spreads through contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person.
It often shows no symptoms and most people don’t know they have it.

Testing is the only way to know.
Get tested today!
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HIV can pass from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding but with the right care, it doesn’t have to. ✅ Start ANC early ✅ Stay on treatment ✅ Deliver in a facility ✅ Test baby after birth ✅Follow your doctor’s advice on feeding.

HIV can pass from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding but with the right care, it doesn’t have to. 
✅ Start ANC early
✅ Stay on treatment
✅ Deliver in a facility
✅ Test baby after birth
✅Follow your doctor’s advice on feeding.
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TB spreads through the air when someone with active TB coughs, sneezes, or talks in a poorly ventilated space. Let’s bust the myths and spread the truth. Knowing how TB really spreads helps protect everyone. #TBAwareness #StopTheStigma

TB spreads through the air when someone with active TB coughs, sneezes, or talks in a poorly ventilated space.
Let’s bust the myths and spread the truth.
Knowing how TB really spreads helps protect everyone.
#TBAwareness #StopTheStigma
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9 states make up 90% of cholera cases this year. But cholera is preventable. ✅Wash your hands with soap ✅Boil or treat drinking water ✅Keep your environment clean. ✅ Keep food covered ✅ Report early symptoms Small actions saves lives. Stop cholera before it spreads.

9 states make up 90% of cholera cases this year. But cholera is preventable. 
✅Wash your hands with soap
✅Boil or treat drinking water
✅Keep your environment clean.
✅ Keep food covered
✅ Report early symptoms
Small actions saves lives. Stop cholera before it spreads.
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Don’t mistake Lassa Fever for malaria. The symptoms look alike, but only a test can tell the difference. ✅ Testing is quick. ✅ It’s confidential. ✅ It saves lives. If you have these symptoms, go to the nearest health facility immediately.

Don’t mistake Lassa Fever for malaria.
The symptoms look alike, but only a test can tell the difference.
✅ Testing is quick.
✅ It’s confidential.
✅ It saves lives.
If you have these symptoms, go to the nearest health facility immediately.
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With the right care, mothers living with HIV can and do have HIV-negative babies. It starts with early testing. Continues with consistent treatment. And thrives with support from health workers, partners, and community. That’s how we prevent Mother-to-Child HIV transmission.

With the right care, mothers living with HIV can and do have HIV-negative babies.
It starts with early testing. Continues with consistent treatment. And thrives with support
from health workers, partners, and community.
That’s how we prevent Mother-to-Child HIV transmission.
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There’s a vaccine for Hepatitis B and it works. If you missed it as a child, it’s not too late. It is safe, effective for adults. Start by speaking to a healthcare provider. They’ll guide you through testing and help you begin the vaccine series if needed.

There’s a vaccine for Hepatitis B and it works. If you missed it as a child, it’s not too late. It is safe, effective for adults.
Start by speaking to a healthcare provider.
They’ll guide you through testing and help you begin the vaccine series if needed.
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One pill a day can protect your baby from HIV. ART 💊 lowers the virus in your body, making transmission risk very small. It’s safe. It’s free in designated public health facilities. Start early, stay consistent and give your baby a healthy start. 🤰

One pill a day can protect your baby from HIV. 
ART 💊 lowers the virus in your body, making transmission risk very small.
It’s safe. It’s free in designated public health facilities. Start early, stay consistent and give your baby a healthy start. 🤰