Closing the Gap: Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria
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Mahdi Garba and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula…
Resolve to Save Lives in Partnership with Nigeria Health Watch & Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Launches “Project Amplify Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nigeria” to Drive National Action Against Lead Poisoning in Nigeria.
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Abuja, Nigeria – 17th March 2026 Nigeria Health Watch, in conjunction with Resolve To Save Lives (RTSL: Nigeria), has announced the launch of…
When Water is Missing in Nigeria, Girls Miss School and Women Face Unsafe Childbirth
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Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writer) On a recent Saturday afternoon at a neighbourhood hair salon, a casual conversation with two secondary school girls…
Beyond the Numbers: What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers)Nigeria remains one of the countries with the highest number of maternal deaths globally, with a…
Ojota PHC Crisis: Delays and Heat Drive Patients Away
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Delayed care and unbearable heat are fast becoming a dangerous combination at Ojota PHC, where patients seeking help are instead met with…
CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine
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Shalom David and Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writers) Every dry season, the wards begin to fill. At Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo…
When Children Miss Vaccines, Polio Risks Re-emerge: Lessons from Kebbi State
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) When Umar Adamu, the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) for Aliero Local Government Area in Kebbi State,…
Beyond Coverage: Why Nigerian Women Need Health Information They Can Use
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Prudence Enema and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Health communication is more than sharing health behaviour, decision-making, and outcomes. For many Nigerian women,…
From Performance Incentives to State Priorities: Are Nigeria’s States Spending Enough on Health?
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Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writer)In Nigeria’s federal health system, the question of who pays for healthcare is just as important as who…
Tarunu Health Post Fails to Provide Basic Health Services to the Community
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In Tarunu, a community located in Fammar Ward of Kibiya Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano, a health post exists but it…
Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?
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Dr Adachi Ekeh, Dr Aishat Usman, Dr Achille Batonon, Dr Virgil Lokossou (Lead writers)In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard…
Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria’s Health and Development
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer)With less than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress on gender equality remains tremendously…