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Nigeria’s Health Tax Discussion Tests Sustainable Financing: Insights From Dr Mary-Ann Etiebet

April 11, 2026

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Christopher Bassey and Hannah Ajayi (Lead writers) As official development assistance (ODA) continues to decline, governments are coming under growing pressure to…

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Antenatal Care Is Leaving Pregnant Women Without Basic Nutrition Advice in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 9, 2026

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Sheriff Gbadamosi and Favour Ani (Lead writers) On a humid afternoon in Kano State, a group of women sat in a circle…

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Bridging Nigeria’s Research–Industry Gap to Establish Local Premix Production for Food Fortification

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 4, 2026

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Favour Solomon-Uwakwe and Maureen Moneke (Lead writers) At the Academia–Micronutrient Deficiency Control (MNDC) Committee Roundtable on “Advancing Sustainable Food Fortification in Nigeria:…

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At Birth and at Risk: The Rising Threat of AMR in Nigeria’s Neonatal Wards

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 3, 2026

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Anwuli Nwankwo and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) Every year in Nigeria, thousands of newborns die from infections that should have been preventable, yet the microbes…

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Nigeria Must Not Let Child Nutrition Become a Budget Casualty in 2026

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 1, 2026

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Favour Ani and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) In a stabilisation ward (a specialised treatment unit for severe malnutrition) in northern Nigeria,…

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Curated Conversations: Dr Pavel Ursu on Nigeria’s Primary Health Care Reform, Financing, and UHC

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 28, 2026

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Ibukun Oguntola and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) In this latest edition of Nigeria Health Watch’s Curated Conversations, the Country Representative of the…

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The System Eats Our People: A Poem of Grief and Rage

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 26, 2026

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A poem by Dr. Ebere Okereke – Inspired by Kwesi Brew’s “The Sea Eats Our Land” Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem…

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How Insecurity is Reshaping Food Security and Deepening Malnutrition in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 25, 2026

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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Precious Ajayi (Lead writers) Nigeria recorded an estimated 14,000 cases of armed violence between 2018 and 2024. During…

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When Water is Missing in Nigeria, Girls Miss School and Women Face Unsafe Childbirth

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 21, 2026

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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…

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Beyond the Numbers: What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 20, 2026

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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…

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CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 18, 2026

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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…

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Beyond Coverage: Why Nigerian Women Need Health Information They Can Use

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 14, 2026

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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,…

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From Performance Incentives to State Priorities: Are Nigeria’s States Spending Enough on Health?

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 12, 2026

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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…

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Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 10, 2026

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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…

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Nigeria’s Health Tax Discussion Tests Sustainable Financing: Insights From Dr Mary-Ann Etiebet

Antenatal Care Is Leaving Pregnant Women Without Basic Nutrition Advice in Nigeria

Bridging Nigeria’s Research–Industry Gap to Establish Local Premix Production for Food Fortification

At Birth and at Risk: The Rising Threat of AMR in Nigeria’s Neonatal Wards

Nigeria Must Not Let Child Nutrition Become a Budget Casualty in 2026

Curated Conversations: Dr Pavel Ursu on Nigeria’s Primary Health Care Reform, Financing, and UHC

The System Eats Our People: A Poem of Grief and Rage

How Insecurity is Reshaping Food Security and Deepening Malnutrition in Nigeria

When Water is Missing in Nigeria, Girls Miss School and Women Face Unsafe Childbirth

Beyond the Numbers: What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine

Beyond Coverage: Why Nigerian Women Need Health Information They Can Use

From Performance Incentives to State Priorities: Are Nigeria’s States Spending Enough on Health?

Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?

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