Is the BHCPF Nigeria’s Best Bet for Achieving Universal Health Coverage- If It Is Properly Funded?
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Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko (Lead writer)Every year on 12 December, the world pauses to reflect on one simple promise, that no…
Financing Health from Within: How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa’s Health Priorities
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Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp…
Unpacking NCH 66: Nigeria’s UHC Priorities and the Gaps That Lie Ahead
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Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Solomon Oladimeji (Lead writers) At the 66th National Council on Health (NCH), one message resonated clearly: health in…
Nigeria’s HIV Response Depends on Stronger Domestic Funding
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Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writer) In early 2025, the United States announced a temporary pause in foreign aid that affected several health programmes…
Hands on his Knees, Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo refused to be defined by Polio: Tribute to a Friend
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A guest post by Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu On 30 October 2025, news broke unexpectedly that Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo had passed away while…
Why Menopause Must Be Part of Nigeria’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda
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Asari Ndem and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) When Ngozi (not her real name) turned 48, she noticed small changes she could not…
Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty as the Global Fund Secures US$11.34 Billion in Ongoing Replenishment
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Vivianne Ihekweazu In 2001, when the late Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, championed the creation of the Global Fund,…
Building Business Resilience Against Mpox and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Insights from International SOS
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Chioma Nnamani (Lead Writer) Mpox has been devastating communities in West and Central Africa, howewer in 2024, four previously unaffected countries, Burundi,…
Shared Responsibility: Rethinking Men’s Role in Nigeria’s Reproductive Health Agenda
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Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer)Global efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 continue. Goal 5, gender equality,…
Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Sovereignty
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Olaoluwa Olatunde and Aderonke Popoola (Lead writers) Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and…
Strengthening Nigeria’s Primary Health System with Lessons from Ethiopia
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Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) On 22 October 2025, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare approved and released 32.9 billion Naira…
Building Resilience: Can Nigeria Build a Stronger Health System in Tight Fiscal Times?
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Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Nigeria is at a critical juncture in advancing health financing reforms to achieve Universal Health…
Maternal Deaths in Nigeria: When Systemic Neglect Meets Medical Complications
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Aaron Bawala (Lead writer) When my wife went into labour at night in June 2025, I was fortunate to be there to…
Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Becoming Untreatable and a New Study Shows Why
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Imole Agunbiade and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) When Emeka (not his real name) began showing symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection (STI),…