What’s up with Nigeria’s “Big Catch-up"?
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Chioma Nnamani (Lead writers) Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to protect children and communities from…
Kura Facility Sees Positive Changes Following Nigeria Health Watch Report
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Back in 2024, Nigeria Health Watch reported Tanawa Health Post in Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State, where there was no…
The Unsung Champions of Hope: Spotlighting Nigeria’s Blood Donor Heroes
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Precious Ajayi and Samuel Gada (Lead writers) In moments of a health emergency, the availability of safe blood can be the difference…
Sierra Leone’s Mpox Surge Puts Africa’s Epidemic Preparedness to the Test
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead Writers) The Mpox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) continues to make an unsettling return across…
Nigeria Sponsors Resolution on Strengthening Health Financing Globally at the 78th World Health Assembly
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The development of the health sector in Nigeria is widely regarded as primarily a health financing challenge, that…
In Nigeria’s Water Tug of War, Cleanliness and Access Collide
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Asari Ndem and Rejoice Daniel (Lead Writers) In the quiet, peri-urban community of Kuje in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Amina Hassan, 34,…
How Bunkure Residents' Voice Turned a Healthcare Problem into Collective Triumph
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Following a town hall meeting held by Nigeria Health Watch in Bunkure, Kano State, underlying issues, including lack of drugs, poor health…
The Pandemic Agreement is Signed: Will it Deliver Justice for Africa?
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The final Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) negotiations must be the true test of global equity in health….
Nigeria’s Shifting Health Insurance Landscape: Why Faster Progress Cannot Wait
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Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead Writer) During my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2021, while I was posted to the National Health Insurance…
Digital Tools in Community Health: Ethiopia’s Example for Nigeria
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Sonia Biose (Lead Writer) “Before I became a Community Health Worker, women in my village often gave birth at home without any…
Community Health Watch Reports Spur PHC Action in Niger State
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Nigeria Health Watch’s Community Health Watch reports in Niger state have not only revealed gaps in the Primary Health Care (PHC) system…