Community Health Promoters Are Boosting Modern Contraceptive Use Among Kenyan Somali Women
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Sharon Atieno (Lead writer) According to the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), the use of modern contraceptive methods among married…
Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty as the Global Fund Secures US$11.34 Billion in Ongoing Replenishment
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Vivianne Ihekweazu In 2001, when the late Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, championed the creation of the Global Fund,…
Restored hope: Marmara PHC’s new paediatric ward transforms child emergency care in Kano Municipal
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In 2024, a Community Health Watch report covered by Nigeria Health Watch revealed the absence of a functional paediatric ward at Marmara…
A Simple Two-Block Toilet Is Transforming Sanitation in a Kogi Community
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Ozumi Abdul (Lead writer) For Halima Shuaibu, a petty trader whose small stall of vegetables and household items is the sole lifeline…
Building Business Resilience Against Mpox and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Insights from International SOS
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Chioma Nnamani (Lead Writer) Mpox has been devastating communities in West and Central Africa, howewer in 2024, four previously unaffected countries, Burundi,…
Shared Responsibility: Rethinking Men’s Role in Nigeria’s Reproductive Health Agenda
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Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer)Global efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 continue. Goal 5, gender equality,…
From Neglect to Renewal: Yan Dadi PHC Revitalised, But More Staff Needed
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Seven months ago when Nigeria Health Watch visited Yan Dadi Primary Health Centre, it stood as a symbol of neglect with unsafe wards, no…
Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Sovereignty
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Olaoluwa Olatunde and Aderonke Popoola (Lead writers) Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and…
Health Behind Bars: How Kano Is Extending Health Insurance Coverage to Inmates
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Kabiru Tanko (not his real name) was among the inmates moved from the dilapidated Kurmawa Custodial Centre to…
Encouraging results from a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa vaccine candidate published in New England Journal of Medicine
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One dose elicits robust and long-lasting immune responses in healthy adults in the U.S. and Liberia Key takeaways: NEW YORK, NY –…
Pregnant Women Struggle at Mahuta Health Clinic in Kaduna State
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By Mustapha Garba For many pregnant women in Mahuta community in Kaduna State, accessing healthcare is a daily nightmare. With just one…