The Big Push Against Malaria: Courage, Commitment, and Lessons We Cannot Ignore
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer) Editor’s Note: The insights in this article draw heavily from the discussions, data, and presentations shared during…
International Day of the Girl: ‘She’ Is the Change Nigeria Needs
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Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) In Nigeria, women and girls make up 49.7% of the population. This means that nearly half of the…
Gombe Health Summit 2025: Financing Accountability as the New Frontier of Reform
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Sheriff Gbadamosi and Uche Kennedy (Lead Writers) When Gombe State’s Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, announced the full implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure…
Closing Nigeria’s Digital Readiness Gap in Epidemic Surveillance
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Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant progress in strengthening its disease surveillance capacity, particularly through digital innovation. One of the…
Tackling Period Poverty Is Now a National Policy, But Can It Become Reality?
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) In August 2025, Nigeria made history. For the first time, menstrual health was formally recognised as a national…
Health Workers’ Impossible Workloads Are Deepening Nigeria’s Doctor-Patient Crisis
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Ibukun Oguntola and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) On September 1st, 2025, the medical community and Nigerians were shaken by the tragic news…
Nigeria’s PHC Revitalisation: Ambition, Reality, and the Urgency for Accountability
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Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writers) For millions of Nigerians, primary healthcare (PHC) remains the first point of contact for their…
Driving Health Reforms Through Transformational Primary Healthcare in Nasarawa
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Primary healthcare (PHC) is the backbone of a resilient health system and should serve as the first point…
Black Market for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food is Putting Nigerian Children at Risk
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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Aaron Bawala (Lead writers) The shortage of life-saving Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in health facilities across the northern…
Enhancing Lassa Fever Medical Countermeasures in West Africa
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Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Lassa fever remains one of the most pressing public health threats in West Africa. According to the Africa…
From Palace to People: Traditional Leaders Drive Family Planning in Kano State
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Hadiza Mohammed and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) In the Rano Emirate of Kano State, the phrase ‘family planning’ is still being fought…
Curbing Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis Through Strengthened Food Fortification Channels
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Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis has left approximately 32% of children under five stunted, highlighting an ongoing…
Standing at the Hourglass: Reflections on Nigeria’s National Health Financing Dialogue 2025
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Professor Chima Ariel Onoka (Guest Writer)Professor of Public Health & Health Systems Economics There are rare moments in an academic’s life when…
From Clinics to Communities, Health Workers Can Defeat the Silent Pandemic of AMR
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Chibuike Alagboso and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is often called a “silent pandemic”, but the numbers are anything…