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Bunmi Oyebanji Obot

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World AIDS Day 2022: End AIDS. Equalize

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
November 30, 2022
4 Mins read
Every first of December, the world unites to commemorate World AIDS Day, showing support for people living with HIV and remembering those…
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Thought Leadership

Monkeypox in Nigeria: Is There a Case for Vaccines?

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
June 22, 2022
5 Mins read
The current epidemiology and spread of monkeypoxThe spread of monkeypox to apparently non-endemic countries has highlighted again the inequity in the global…
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Torchlight

Saving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State.

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
May 16, 2022
5 Mins read
In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State;…
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Torchlight

Scaling Up Quality of Maternal Care: The RICOM3 Programme is Helping to Improve Nigeria’s Maternal Health Outcomes

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
April 18, 2022
5 Mins read
In 2020, we shone a spotlight on RICOM3, a programme focused on helping Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey, by…
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Thought Leadership

Towards FP2030: Expanding Access to Family Planning to Achieve the Twenty Seven Percent

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
March 30, 2022
5 Mins read
Improving access to quality healthcare is dependent on an effective health system that enables the promotion, prevention and reduction of premature and…
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Torchlight

IntegratE Private Sector Providers to Improve Access to Family Planning Commodities and Services

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
January 10, 2022
4 Mins read
Women’s access to contraception has had a significant impact on societies, enabling them to have greater autonomy over their bodies, and the…
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Thought Leadership

State of Emergency: The Doctors' Strike and the Brain Drain of the Health Care Workforce

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
August 28, 2021
5 Mins read
In 2019, when my father was in the Intensive Care Unit of one of Nigeria’s biggest tertiary hospitals in the Federal Capital…
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Torchlight

Human-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
August 2, 2021
5 Mins read
About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates…
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Torchlight

#H2OForCommunities: JDI’s Community Collaboration on WASH Facilities 

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
July 26, 2021
6 Mins read
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” — W.H. Auden. Iwa is a lively rural community of about 600 inhabitants in Gurara…
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Thought Leadership

Lagos Health Summit: Strengthening Maternal Healthcare using Technology

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
June 19, 2021
4 Mins read
According to the 2018 NDHS Survey, it is estimated that there are 512 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. A Nigerian woman…
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Torchlight

How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
April 26, 2021
6 Mins read
In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the…
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Torchlight

Heart and Grit: Girl Child Concerns is empowering adolescent girls to offer maternal health services in Borno State

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
February 22, 2021
6 Mins read
“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” — Adelaide Hoodless In Nigeria, maternal health care…
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Thought Leadership

Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?; Recommendations for Improved Outcomes

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
December 3, 2020
6 Mins read
We have heard the statistics countless times. Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of global maternal deaths according to the World Health Organisation…
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Thought Leadership

Better Breastfeeding for a Healthier Nigeria: 2020 World Breastfeeding Week

By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot
August 14, 2020
7 Mins read
Every year from August 1–7, Nigeria joins over 170 countries globally to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This is one of the greatest…
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