No Beds, No Care, Until Communities Demanded Better in Kano Municipal Council
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Imagine arriving at a health centre in labour, only to hear the words: “No beds available.” For many women in Kano Municipal…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dorawar Na’abba PHC Partially Operates Without Drugs, Water Or Toilets
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Sickness is not the only battle patients face at Dorawar Na’abba Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA)…
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…
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…
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…
West Africa Unite in Abidjan to Fast-Track Lassa Fever Vaccine and Strengthen Epidemic Preparedness
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The 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (#ELFIC 2025) concluded this Thursday 11 September 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, after four days…
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…