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Torchlight Africa

Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 10, 2023
5 Mins read
By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers…
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Thought Leadership

Fast-Tracking Nigeria’s Demographic Transition: A Critical Addition to the Legislative Agenda of the 9th Assembly

By Folakemi Ajala
January 7, 2023
4 Mins read
A demographic dividend does not happen by accident, it requires a country to take deliberate and sustained action, which includes making the…
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Thought Leadership

From ‘Stalled’ to ‘Transiting’: Activating Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend

By Aloysius Ugwu
January 4, 2023
5 Mins read
Every year, at the National Council on Health (NCH), health leaders across Nigeria congregate to deliberate and approve policies aimed at improving…
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Thought Leadership

#OnlyOneEarth: Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option

By Thelma Chioma Abeku
June 8, 2022
3 Mins read
Nigeria’s power situation has been at an all time low since the national grid collapsed early this year. A few days ago,…
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Thought Leadership

The True Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance: New Study has Major Implications for Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch
April 13, 2022
4 Mins read
By Dr Abiodun Egwuenu (Lead Writer) Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece is a commentary on the Global Research on AntiMicrobial…
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Thought Leadership

Focusing on the vulnerable to achieve UHC in Nigeria: Insights from a book launch

By Chibuike Alagboso
September 25, 2021
4 Mins read
On September 14, 2021, Dr Charles Ezuma-Ngwu, launched a book titled ‘Universal Healthcare and Access to the Lower-income Population: An exploration of…
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Collaborative Africa Stories

From Stored Harvests in Kenya to Lost Farmlands in Nigeria: How Communities Face Two Climate Realities

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 14, 2025
6 Mins read
Abjata Khalif and Abdullahi Muritala (Lead writers) In the remote drylands of Isiolo County in northern Kenya, Chuqlisa Arero and her fellow…
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Thought Leadership

Is the BHCPF Nigeria’s Best Bet for Achieving Universal Health Coverage- If It Is Properly Funded?

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 12, 2025
5 Mins read
Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko (Lead writer)Every year on 12 December, the world pauses to reflect on one simple promise, that no…
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AfricaThought Leadership

Financing Health from Within: How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa’s Health Priorities

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 12, 2025
6 Mins read
Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp…
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Community Health Watch

A Health Centre in Name Only: The Hard Reality in Igbe Laara

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 11, 2025
2 Mins read
The struggle pregnant women face at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Igbe Laara located in Ikorodu, Lagos, is a daily reminder…
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Torchlight

From Ruin to Relief: A Renovated PHC Brings Safer Care to a Kano Community

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 8, 2025
4 Mins read
Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi (Lead writer) When labour pains began at midnight, 38-year-old Aisha Sunusi from Koya village faced a familiar fear. The…
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Long Form

Honey & Banana: The Chatbot Helping Young Nigerians Access Clear, Accurate Contraceptive Information

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 6, 2025
1 Mins read
Christopher Bassey and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writers) At exactly 9:12 p.m on a humid Lagos night, Rukayat (not real name) sat cross-legged…
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Torchlight

A Solar Power Project is Keeping Primary Healthcare Centres Running in Abuja

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 5, 2025
5 Mins read
Mahdi Garba and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) For more than six years, Olufunke Bamidele and her family have used the Primary…
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Community Health Watch

Pregnant Women Face Growing Danger at Gauraka PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 4, 2025
2 Mins read
Pregnant women are increasingly relying on traditional birth attendants and home births in Gauraka town of Niger State, due to an overstretched…
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Press Release

First Volunteer Receives Lassa Fever Vaccine in Cutting-edge Oxford Trial

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 4, 2025
10 Mins read
The first volunteer has received a dose in a first-in-human trial of a Lassa vaccine, marking a major milestone in the fight…
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Jobs

Latest Health Jobs in Nigeria Published On 27th November 2025

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 2, 2025
1 Mins read
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Thought Leadership

Unpacking NCH 66: Nigeria’s UHC Priorities and the Gaps That Lie Ahead

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 2, 2025
5 Mins read
Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Solomon Oladimeji (Lead writers) At the 66th National Council on Health (NCH), one message resonated clearly: health in…
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Thought Leadership

Nigeria’s HIV Response Depends on Stronger Domestic Funding

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 1, 2025
4 Mins read
Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writer) In early 2025, the United States announced a temporary pause in foreign aid that affected several health programmes…
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Thought Leadership

Hands on his Knees, Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo refused to be defined by Polio: Tribute to a Friend

By Nigeria Health Watch
November 30, 2025
4 Mins read
A guest post by Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu On 30 October 2025, news broke unexpectedly that Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo had passed away while…
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Thought Leadership

Why Menopause Must Be Part of Nigeria’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda

By Nigeria Health Watch
November 28, 2025
5 Mins read
Asari Ndem and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) When Ngozi (not her real name) turned 48, she noticed small changes she could not…
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