Thought Leadership

Why Expanding MPDSR Across Nigerian States Is Key to Ending Preventable Maternal Deaths

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Maureen Moneke (Lead writer) Every maternal or perinatal death carries two tragedies, the life lost and the lessons that go unlearned when…
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Trump cuts U.S. aid to Africa. Pregnant women lose needed medicines

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The United States is cutting billions in foreign aid. In Nigeria, pregnant women and others now face higher risks from HIV Story…
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The Big Push Against Malaria: Courage, Commitment, and Lessons We Cannot Ignore

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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer) Editor’s Note: The insights in this article draw heavily from the discussions, data, and presentations shared during…
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From Majalisa to Households: MSI Nigeria is Advancing Child Spacing Awareness in Kano

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Mahdi Garba and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Kano State has one of the highest fertility rates in Nigeria, at about 5.8 births…
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International Day of the Girl: ‘She’ Is the Change Nigeria Needs

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Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) In Nigeria, women and girls make up 49.7% of the population. This means that nearly half of the…
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Gombe Health Summit 2025: Financing Accountability as the New Frontier of Reform

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Sheriff Gbadamosi and Uche Kennedy (Lead Writers) When Gombe State’s Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, announced the full implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure…
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Closing Nigeria’s Digital Readiness Gap in Epidemic Surveillance

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Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant progress in strengthening its disease surveillance capacity, particularly through digital innovation. One of the…
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How PHC Accountability Tracka Is Empowering Communities to Demand Better Healthcare

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Prudence Enema and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) In Maitumbi, a community in Niger State, mothers continue to give birth on mats laid…
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Tackling Period Poverty Is Now a National Policy, But Can It Become Reality?

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) In August 2025, Nigeria made history. For the first time, menstrual health was formally recognised as a national…
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Health Workers’ Impossible Workloads Are Deepening Nigeria’s Doctor-Patient Crisis

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Ibukun Oguntola and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) On September 1st, 2025, the medical community and Nigerians were shaken by the tragic news…
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Nigeria’s PHC Revitalisation: Ambition, Reality, and the Urgency for Accountability

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Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writers) For millions of Nigerians, primary healthcare (PHC) remains the first point of contact for their…
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HeliumCredit is Financing Africa’s Private Clinics, One Loan at a Time

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Across Nigeria, many privately-owned healthcare facilities face funding bottleneck. Pharmacies watch their shelves empty as they struggle to…
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Driving Health Reforms Through Transformational Primary Healthcare in Nasarawa

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Primary healthcare (PHC) is the backbone of a resilient health system and should serve as the first point…
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Black Market for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food is Putting Nigerian Children at Risk

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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Aaron Bawala (Lead writers) The shortage of life-saving Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in health facilities across the northern…
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Enhancing Lassa Fever Medical Countermeasures in West Africa

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Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Lassa fever remains one of the most pressing public health threats in West Africa. According to the Africa…
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IntegratE Project Boosts Community Access to Family Planning Services in Kano

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) For more than five years, Dauda Musa has run a patent medicine shop in Rano Local Government Area…
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From Palace to People: Traditional Leaders Drive Family Planning in Kano State

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Hadiza Mohammed and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) In the Rano Emirate of Kano State, the phrase ‘family planning’ is still being fought…
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Curbing Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis Through Strengthened Food Fortification Channels

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Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis has left approximately 32% of children under five stunted, highlighting an ongoing…
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Standing at the Hourglass: Reflections on Nigeria’s National Health Financing Dialogue 2025

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Professor Chima Ariel Onoka (Guest Writer)Professor of Public Health & Health Systems Economics There are rare moments in an academic’s life when…
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From Clinics to Communities, Health Workers Can Defeat the Silent Pandemic of AMR

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Chibuike Alagboso and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is often called a “silent pandemic”, but the numbers are anything…
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Telemedicine is Advancing Quality Care and Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

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Olaoluwa Olatunde and Sonia Biose (Lead writers) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) hinges on the fundamental principle that individuals should be able to…