Thought Leadership

The Investment Case for Family Planning in Nigeria: Why it Matters

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Sonia Biose (Lead writer) For decades, family planning conversations in Nigeria have largely been framed around sexual reproductive health and rights, as…
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When Survival is not Enough: Malnutrition in Abuja’s Wassa Displacement Camp

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Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) What happens when fleeing from conflict leads straight into the arms of hunger? Reyan…
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Why Investing in Nigerians’ Reproductive Health Fuels Rights, Choice, and Progress

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Precious Ajayi and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous country globally,…
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Home Gardens Enrich Diets in Nigeria’s Rural Communities

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) We all need to eat year-round, so why not keep a home garden going throughout the year? In…
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Nigeria Set to Host Global Interministerial Conference on AMR: Time to Mobilise the Private Sector

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Emeka Oguanuo and Christopher Bassey (Lead writers) Nigeria will make history as the first African country to host the Global Interministerial Conference…
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Sustaining Hope: Communities Are Keeping HIV Testing Alive Amid Shrinking Funds

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Sheriff Gbadamosi and Aaron Bawala (Lead writers) For over two decades, Nigeria’s HIV response has been heavily funded by external donors like…
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Conditional Cash Transfers Are Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Jigawa State

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Fatima Sanusi, 27, has been benefiting from Jigawa State’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme for the past five months….
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How Male Involvement in Pregnancy Can Reduce Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

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Aaron Bawala and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) The patriarchal nature of many Nigerian rural communities underplays men’s role in supporting pregnant women,…
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Nigeria’s Medical Oxygen Crisis: A Life-or-Death Issue for Women and Children

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Chibuike Alagboso (Lead writer) Over 5 billion people globally lack access to safe, quality, and affordable medical oxygen services, according to the…
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No Girl Should Be Left Behind – Including Displaced Girls in Nigeria’s HPV Drive

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Hadiza Mohammed and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) Inclusion is not just a principle; it is a right. Yet, in Nigeria’s campaign to…
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Vaccine Financing Saves Lives: Gavi’s 6.0 Replenishment Shows Why

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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writer) Seatbelts began as a simple safety feature, often dismissed at first as inconvenient. But over time, this innovation…
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Can the African Medical Centre of Excellence Deliver Healthcare for All Nigerians?

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Sunday Oko and Sonia Biose (Lead writers) Each year, an estimated 600,000 Nigerians travel in search of quality healthcare, while those who…
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Kenya and Nigeria Are Reimagining Health Systems in a Changing Climate

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This article was co-authored by Africa Health Business and Nigeria Health Watch as part of our advocacy efforts to raise awareness and…
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Curbing Preterm Births in Nigeria Through Better Antenatal Care

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Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) Aisha Abdullah, a registered midwife, had just started her morning shift at a primary…
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Malaria Vaccines Free Up Clinics to Improve Child Health in Cameroon

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Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Before Cameroon received doses of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in November 2023, , 30 year old Josiane Busare, a…
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What’s up with Nigeria’s “Big Catch-Up”?

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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Chioma Nnamani (Lead writers) Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to protect children and communities from…
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The Unsung Champions of Hope: Spotlighting Nigeria’s Blood Donor Heroes

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Precious Ajayi and Samuel Gada (Lead writers) In moments of a health emergency, the availability of safe blood can be the difference…
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Sierra Leone’s Mpox Surge Puts Africa’s Epidemic Preparedness to the Test

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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead Writers) The Mpox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) continues to make an unsettling return across…
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Nigeria Sponsors Resolution on Strengthening Health Financing Globally at the 78th World Health Assembly

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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The development of the health sector in Nigeria is widely regarded as primarily a health financing challenge, that…
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In Nigeria’s Water Tug of War, Cleanliness and Access Collide

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Asari Ndem and Rejoice Daniel (Lead Writers) In the quiet, peri-urban community of Kuje in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Amina Hassan, 34,…
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The Pandemic Agreement is Signed: Will it Deliver Justice for Africa?

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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The final Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) negotiations must be the true test of global equity in health….