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Nearly Two Years On, Nigeria’s Migration Policy Faces the Budget-and-Accountability Test
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Sunday Oko and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) On 12 August 2024, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the long-awaited National Policy on…
Nigeria is Betting on Local Mosquito Net Manufacturing to Strengthen Its Fight Against Malaria
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Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead writer) Nigeria accounts for roughly one in every four malaria cases worldwide, and nearly one in three malaria…
At the start of every year, Nigeria Health Watch takes stock of the trends likely to influence Nigeria’s health landscape. This year…
Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead writers) As 2025 draws to a close, this review captures the lessons of a year…
Dr. Adachi Ekeh and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) For too long, noma has remained a disease of silence, devastating children in extremely…
Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Across Nigeria, December has its own rhythm. Flights are packed, roads are busier, and plans for family reunions,…
Yero S. Bah (Lead writer) For decades, health facilities across The Gambia have relied on paper registers to record antenatal, delivery, postnatal,…
Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer) The time to act is now. Nigeria can no longer afford to let healthcare aspirations remain mere…
Nigeria Health Watch Dear Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members, Nigeria faces a “double burden of disease” where diseases such as HIV, malaria,…
Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer)For decades, global health governance was shaped by aid flows, multilateral institutions, and shared norms of solidarity. Countries…
Iheomimichineke Ojiakor (Guest writer) When Grace’s son developed a high fever one evening in Ikirike, an informal settlement in Enugu, the nearest…
From Stored Harvests in Kenya to Lost Farmlands in Nigeria: How Communities Face Two Climate Realities
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Abjata Khalif and Abdullahi Muritala (Lead writers) In the remote drylands of Isiolo County in northern Kenya, Chuqlisa Arero and her fellow…
Is the BHCPF Nigeria’s Best Bet for Achieving Universal Health Coverage- If It Is Properly Funded?
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Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko (Lead writer)Every year on 12 December, the world pauses to reflect on one simple promise, that no…
Financing Health from Within: How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa’s Health Priorities
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Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp…
Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi (Lead writer) When labour pains began at midnight, 38-year-old Aisha Sunusi from Koya village faced a familiar fear. The…
Honey & Banana: The Chatbot Helping Young Nigerians Access Clear, Accurate Contraceptive Information
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Christopher Bassey and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writers) At exactly 9:12 p.m on a humid Lagos night, Rukayat (not real name) sat cross-legged…
Mahdi Garba and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) For more than six years, Olufunke Bamidele and her family have used the Primary…
Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Solomon Oladimeji (Lead writers) At the 66th National Council on Health (NCH), one message resonated clearly: health in…
Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writer) In early 2025, the United States announced a temporary pause in foreign aid that affected several health programmes…
Hands on his Knees, Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo refused to be defined by Polio: Tribute to a Friend
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A guest post by Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu On 30 October 2025, news broke unexpectedly that Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo had passed away while…
Asari Ndem and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) When Ngozi (not her real name) turned 48, she noticed small changes she could not…