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…
A Shop Turned Clinic as Badari Fights for Healthcare Access
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Childbirth is a gamble in Badari, Kano State, with no health centre in sight. Resident’s survival depends on luck and local goodwill….
Lafiya Sisters Expand Contraceptive Access for Women in Hard-to-Reach Jigawa Communities
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ikhlas Yusuf Yaqub, a full-time midwife at Dutse General Hospital, still finds time to volunteer with Lafiya Nigeria,…
The Investment Case for Family Planning in Nigeria: Why it Matters
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Sonia Biose (Lead writer) For decades, family planning conversations in Nigeria have largely been framed around sexual reproductive health and rights, as…
When Survival is not Enough: Malnutrition in Abuja’s Wassa Displacement Camp
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Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) What happens when fleeing from conflict leads straight into the arms of hunger? Reyan…
Solar-Powered Water Taps Breathes New Life to Bangi Mariga Clinic, but More is Needed
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Solar-powered water taps now flow steadily at the local Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic, in Bangi Mariga, Niger. This upgrade has…
Why Investing in Nigerians’ Reproductive Health Fuels Rights, Choice, and Progress
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Precious Ajayi and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous country globally,…