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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

May 6, 2026

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Anna af Ugglas and Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writers) International Day of the Midwife 2026 should not be treated as another health calendar…

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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 4, 2026

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Olubunmi Oyebanji, Onyedikachi Ewe, and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers)“For every $1 invested in maternal health, it yields $9 in economic returns for…

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Beauty Without Burden: Why Nigeria Must Keep Lead Out of Cosmetics

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 2, 2026

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Habibat Lawal Ohunene and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) Across Nigeria, beauty products are part of everyday life. A woman might buy eyeliner…

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Malaria in Pregnancy in Nigeria: Why Treatment Completion Remains a Challenge

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 25, 2026

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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer) Malaria in pregnancy remains one of the leading preventable causes of maternal anaemia, low birth weight, preterm…

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Nigeria’s Fight Against Malaria Must Address Substandard and Falsified Medicines

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 24, 2026

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Sonia Biose and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead writers) Earlier this year, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) seized…

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As Foreign Aid Declines, Can Pension Funds Fill Nigeria’s Health Financing Gap?

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 22, 2026

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Chibuike Alagboso (Lead writer) Nigeria’s pension fund assets grew by 20% in 2025, rising from N22.9 trillion in January to over ₦27…

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As Things Fall Apart with ODA, Can Nigeria Finally Fund Its Own Health System?

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 18, 2026

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Yasir Jamal Bakare and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) The preliminary figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report landed…

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

By Nigeria Health Watch

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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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

Beauty Without Burden: Why Nigeria Must Keep Lead Out of Cosmetics

Malaria in Pregnancy in Nigeria: Why Treatment Completion Remains a Challenge

Nigeria’s Fight Against Malaria Must Address Substandard and Falsified Medicines

As Foreign Aid Declines, Can Pension Funds Fill Nigeria’s Health Financing Gap?

As Things Fall Apart with ODA, Can Nigeria Finally Fund Its Own Health System?

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

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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

Beauty Without Burden: Why Nigeria Must Keep Lead Out of Cosmetics