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Closing the Gap: Partnering for ‘the Big Catch-Up’ on Routine Immunisation in Nigeria

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By Misbahu El-Hamza and Bunmi Oyebanji Obot (Lead Writers) Routine immunisation (RI) plays a critical role in reducing morbidity and mortality among…
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Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria

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Ibukun Oguntola and Dabri Ohanu Olohije (Lead Writers) The enactment of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act in May 2022 has…
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Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Information Management System for Better Health Outcomes

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By Oladimeji Solomon and Oko Sunday (Lead Writers) “Without good information, there can be no good policy or planning.” — Professor Eyitayo Lambo, Former…
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World Immunisation Week 2023: Nigeria Can Achieve the Big Catch-Up

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By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Olayemi Amusile (Lead Writers) References World Health Organization (2019), Immunization, Available here:World Health Organization (2023), Global Health…
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Akarima k’igikoni: Addressing Malnutrition in Rural Rwanda

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By Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) As Rwanda continues its efforts to address malnutrition, the family of Fiacre Ibambe, residing in the Rutsiro…
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Empowering Women and Girls Through Improved Access to Family Planning

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Access to family planning (FP) services empowers women and girls by enabling them to have agency over their bodies. They can better…
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Village Health Teams: Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Vaccines in Uganda’s Kyegegwa District

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By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Every day is immunisation day at the Bujubuli Health Centre III in Uganda’s Kyegegwa district’s Bujubuli sub-county….
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Nigeria’s Public Health Emergency Bill: Strengthening the Legal Framework for Responding to Public Health Emergencies

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The Quarantine Act of 1926 is an important piece of legislation that establishes a legal framework for preventing and controlling infectious diseases…
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What Must Nigeria do to Achieve Zero Hunger by 2030?

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By Michael Atima and Olayemi Amusile (Lead Writers) The world is currently grappling with a severe food crisis. In 2021, 2.3 billion…
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HealthForAll in Nigeria: Four Key Milestones to Build Resilient Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage

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Every year on the 7th of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day (WHD), a day set aside to…
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Accessing Quality Maternal Health Care in Niger State: Women’s Voices for Action

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By Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writers) Despite decades of commitments, prioritisation and investments, Nigeria continues to grapple with preventable…
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The NHIA’s Leadership Development Programme: Fostering Effective Leadership

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Effective leadership is key to sustainable change, and that is why the NHIA instituted the Leadership Development Programme in collaboration with Results…
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World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Yes, We Can End TB

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By Ibe Kenneth and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Zainab (not her real name) first learned about latent tuberculosis (TB) when she was…
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World Water Day 2023: Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis

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By Onyinye Oranezi and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) As the saying goes, “Water is life”. However, one could rephrase it to say-”Adequate…
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Young, Positive and Resilient: Stories of Young People Living With HIV/AIDS In Nigeria

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By Kenneth Ibe, Hadiza Mohammed, and Sunday Oko (lead writers) Despite the many groundbreaking innovations in the treatment and prevention of HIV,…
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Rwanda’s School Feeding Programme: Tackling Hunger and Improving Education

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By Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Prince Murekezi lives in Musebeya, a small village nestled in the mountainous district of Nyamagabe in Southern…
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EmbraceEquity: Changing the Status Quo for Gender Equity and Women’s Inclusion

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By Asari Ndem and Ohanu Dabri Olohije (Lead Writers) “Show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over…
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Connecting Nigeria: Five Ways Starlink Could Expand Access to Quality Health Services

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By Chibuike Alagboso and Beti Baiye (Lead Writers) Starlink, the internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched in Nigeria three weeks…
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Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act’s Implementation

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By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health…
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Public Health Communication During a Health Emergency: What We Have Learned

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By Vivianne Ihekweazu & Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) “We’ve learned collectively that transparency, openness, and the communication of credible information to people…
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From the Lunacy Act to the First Mental Health Act in Nigeria: Five Takeaways

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By Aloysius Ugwu and Beti Baiye In January 2023, a little over six decades after the Lunacy Act of 1958 was established,…