Driving Health Reforms Through Transformational Primary Healthcare in Nasarawa
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Primary healthcare (PHC) is the backbone of a resilient health system and should serve as the first point…
Black Market for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food is Putting Nigerian Children at Risk
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Aaron Bawala (Lead writers) The shortage of life-saving Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in health facilities across the northern…
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…