Leading the Charge: Nigeria's Milestone in Meningitis Vaccination.
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Tzar Oluigbo and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) Vaccines are by far one of the greatest inventions known to mankind, making it possible…
World Malaria Day 2024: What Hope Does the Malaria Vaccination Hold for Nigeria?
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers)
Achieving Healthcare Reform in Nigeria — Learning from PharmAccess’ Initiatives
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Njide Ndili (Guest writer) Nigeria’s health indices remain an issue of concern. The life expectancy rate is one of the lowest in…
Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector
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The Nigerian health sector is severely underfunded. Each budget year, the majority of health advocates lament the federal government’s inability to meet…
Small by Small: Becoming a Doctor in 1990s’ Nigeria
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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) Since Ike Anya’s book, “Small by Small” called “a small miracle of a book” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,…
What Does Nigeria’s Sector-Wide Approach Mean for the Health Sector?
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On December 12th, 2023, key health sector stakeholders gathered at the presidential villa to commemorate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. This culminated…
Lessons Learned: Strategic Purchasing for Family Planning in Nigeria
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Family planning remains an integral component of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Nigeria, challenges with Family Planning (FP) and Maternal, Newborn,…
National Public Health Institutes: Route to accelerating Health Security in the ECOWAS Region
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If there were any doubts of what may happen when countries don’t take prioritise epidemic preparedness, the covid-19 pandemic is still a…
Children and the Future of Health in a Changing Climate
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead Writer) “Our Climate is Changing…. Why Aren’t We?” — Vanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in…
Data is life: Achieving Nigeria's Digital-in-Health Approach
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Data and technology play a crucial role in the healthcare sector. The advent of technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and mobile…
Navigating Nigeria’s Healthcare Landscape: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic Partnerships
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Chukwuemeka Oguanuo (Lead writer) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with over 200 million people — a number that is projected to…
Developing a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought
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In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation,…
Promoting Accreditation for Community Health Service in Nigeria
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The private sector plays a major role in reducing inequities in access to health, with over 54% of the private sector outlets…
Overcoming Barriers to Kidney Health in Nigeria — World Kidney Day 2024
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Salisu Hauwa, a 33-year-old woman in Gashau, a Local Government Area (LGA) in northern Yobe State, Nigeria was diagnosed with chronic kidney…