Strengthening Lassa Fever Vaccine Research and Trial Capacity in West Africa
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Ibukun Oguntola and Oluomachukwu Omeje (Lead writers) In West Africa, Lassa fever remains a persistent and recurring health threat, causing hundreds of…
Increasing Access: ASHIA Cracks the Code on Health Insurance for Anambra’s Informal Sector
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Men in oil-stained overalls, shouting vehicle conductors and market women rushing to catch a Keke — a commercial tricycle. Nothing…
Nigeria’s Fight Against AMR: Why Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Matter
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead writers) An act as small as washing hands with soap and water, can stop…
Local Voices Driving Trust and Demand for Polio Vaccines in Bauchi and Kebbi States
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Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writer) In Northern Nigeria, where health systems often come face to face with socio-cultural beliefs, change does not…
Fire, Leaks, and Birthing on Floors: A Glimpse into Maitumbi’s Failing PHC
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At a primary healthcare centre in Maitumbi, Niger State, women give birth on the floor, rain pours on patients through leaking roofs,…
Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life
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Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring…
A Network of People Living with HIV Fighting Stigma in Plateau State
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Dorcas Daniel Tyena (Lead writer) About 80% of new HIV infections in Nigeria are sexually transmitted from unprotected consensual intercouse. While some…
When Lifelines Are Taxed: Remittance Clampdowns Could Threaten Health Access in Nigeria
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Asari Ndem (Lead writer) There is the quiet fear creeping into many Nigerian households, after the United States government passed a sweeping…
The Life and Death Situation of Pregnant Women in Tudun Fulani
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Pregnancy is not just a journey of life, it is a gamble with death for women in Tudun Fulani, a rural community…
Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health is Key to Nigeria’s Health and Growth
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Maureen Moneke and Christopher Bassey (Lead writers) Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is crucial in attaining several Sustainable Development Goals…
Enugu’s Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to Communities
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) “The goal of citing Primary Health Centres is that people should not have to walk for more than…
Lights Out, Lives Lost: The Human Cost of Hospital Blackouts on Maternal Health
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Sunday Oko and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers)“Thirty minutes into my wife’s C-section, NEPA [a colloquial term for electricity distribution companies] interrupted [the…