World AIDS Day 2022: End AIDS. Equalize
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Every first of December, the world unites to commemorate World AIDS Day, showing support for people living with HIV and remembering those…
Monkeypox in Nigeria: Is There a Case for Vaccines?
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The current epidemiology and spread of monkeypoxThe spread of monkeypox to apparently non-endemic countries has highlighted again the inequity in the global…
Saving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State.
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In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State;…
Scaling Up Quality of Maternal Care: The RICOM3 Programme is Helping to Improve Nigeria’s Maternal Health Outcomes
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In 2020, we shone a spotlight on RICOM3, a programme focused on helping Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey, by…
Towards FP2030: Expanding Access to Family Planning to Achieve the Twenty Seven Percent
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Improving access to quality healthcare is dependent on an effective health system that enables the promotion, prevention and reduction of premature and…
IntegratE Private Sector Providers to Improve Access to Family Planning Commodities and Services
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Women’s access to contraception has had a significant impact on societies, enabling them to have greater autonomy over their bodies, and the…
State of Emergency: The Doctors' Strike and the Brain Drain of the Health Care Workforce
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In 2019, when my father was in the Intensive Care Unit of one of Nigeria’s biggest tertiary hospitals in the Federal Capital…
Human-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive
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About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates…
#H2OForCommunities: JDI’s Community Collaboration on WASH Facilities
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“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” — W.H. Auden. Iwa is a lively rural community of about 600 inhabitants in Gurara…
Lagos Health Summit: Strengthening Maternal Healthcare using Technology
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According to the 2018 NDHS Survey, it is estimated that there are 512 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. A Nigerian woman…
How a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State
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In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the…
Heart and Grit: Girl Child Concerns is empowering adolescent girls to offer maternal health services in Borno State
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“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” — Adelaide Hoodless In Nigeria, maternal health care…
Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria?; Recommendations for Improved Outcomes
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We have heard the statistics countless times. Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of global maternal deaths according to the World Health Organisation…
Better Breastfeeding for a Healthier Nigeria: 2020 World Breastfeeding Week
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Every year from August 1–7, Nigeria joins over 170 countries globally to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This is one of the greatest…