Thought Leadership

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…
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Poor Quality Maternal Medicines: A Silent Threat to Childbirth in Nigeria

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Habibat Ohunene Lawal and Dr Adachi Ekeh (Lead writers) Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), prolonged bleeding after childbirth, remains the leading cause of maternal…
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West African Health Ministers Unite for Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness: A Historic Step for Regional Health Security

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Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writer) The ECOWAS Lassa International Conference builds on the first convening held in Abuja in 2019, when the country…
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A New Dawn in Healthcare: Mandating Health Insurance for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

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Yasir Jamal Bakare and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to enrol…
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Communities Act Against Hunger and Malnutrition in Uganda and South Sudan

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This article is a joint publication by Nigeria Health Watch and Solutions Now Africa, to share lessons from community-driven nutrition interventions across…
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When the Law Limits Choice: Nigeria’s Policies are Undermining Sexual Justice

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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer) Every law is meant to protect, but what happens when the same laws deny people the right…
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Her Strength in Every Story: How Art and AdvocacyReframes Women’s Health in Nigeria

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Adanna Opara and Mauren Moneke (Lead Writers) In a world where health policy conversations all too often begin with data and end…
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The Health System Failed Her: Twins Lost to Maternal Care Gaps in Nigeria

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Onyedikachi Ewe and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) Last week, Nigerians were confronted with a heartbreaking video of a heavily pregnant woman in…
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Closing Nigeria’s Insurance Gap for Maternal and Child Through Health Impact Bonds

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Chinwendu Iroegbu and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) A recent study drawing on data from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) examined the…
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Rising Waters and Shrinking Funds: Climate Change and Funding Cuts Threaten SRHR in Kenya and Nigeria

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Jackson Okata and Kenneth Chinonso (Lead writers) In March 2024, when floodwaters from Lake Victoria engulfed Nyamasao village in Kenya, 36-year-old Mary…
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Dialysis Subsidy in Nigeria: A Lifeline or a Short-Term Fix?

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Habibat Ohunene Lawal (Lead writer) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to introduce a substantial subsidy for kidney dialysis is a laudable and…