World Cancer Day 2026: Prevention Is Where “United by Unique” Becomes Real
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Prudence Enema and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) Dr Aisha Mustapha had spent years carrying out cervical examinations, counselling women, and caring for…
West Africa Takes Historic Step Toward Lassa Fever Vaccine Access with Launch of First End-to-End Roadmap
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West Africa has today, 3rd February 2026, marked a major milestone in regional health security with the official launch of the Lassa…
How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ogwuche Thomas works as a facility manager at EHA Clinic, a private health clinic in Kano State. His…
Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection for HIV Prevention in Nigeria: The Real Test Is Access
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Uche Kennedy and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) On 14 July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines recommending twice-yearly injectable…
Count Us In: Ending Sexual Abuse of People with Disabilities in Nigeria
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Sunday Oko and Precious Ajayi (Lead writers) When Amina (not her real name), 15, began vomiting and complaining of stomach pain, her…
“Things have improved”: How Kaduna’s Badarawa PHC Won Back Community Trust
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From neglect to progress is how residents of Badarawa in Kaduna describe the community’s health facility. Once avoided due to poor conditions,…
Global Health in a New Era: Making Sustainability a Political Choice
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Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead writer) Global health is undergoing a period of adjustment as ambitions are reassessed in light of current economic…
How “Healthy Mama, Healthy Pikin” Is Using PHC Immunisation Days to Improve Child Feeding in Ebonyi
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) On routine immunisation days, parents gather at primary health care (PHC) facilities across Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for routine…
2026 Is the New 2016: Nigeria’s Health Déjà Vu and the Reforms That Must Finally Stick
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Shalom David and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) Barely a month into 2026, Nigerians are riding the global “2026 is the new 2016”…
CEPI backs updated Zaire ebolavirus vaccine that aims to improve vaccine affordability and accessibility for low- and middle-income countries
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GENEVA/OSLO/21 JAN: A vaccine used to help protect against Zaire ebolavirus – one of the world’s most severe infectious diseases – could become more…
Community Speak Out on Women’s Childbirth Risks at Kura Town Hall
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Rahima Shehu Dokaji (Lead Writer) During a town hall meeting at Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano, community voices reveal that gaps…
Why Nigeria’s Task Shifting Policy Struggles in Practice—and What to Fix
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Maureen Moneke (Lead writer) Nigeria’s health system has long faced a critical shortage and inequitable distribution of skilled health care workers, particularly…