Thought LeadershipFamily Planning in a New Lagos: The Gains of Collaborating for Greater Impact By Nigeria Health Watch November 11, 2021 5 Mins read By Alex Ehieme and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) The Nigeria Family Planning Blueprint (2020–2024) has a set objective of achieving a modern… Read more
Thought Leadership#Hack4COVID19Waste: Hacking for COVID-19 Waste Management Solutions By Nigeria Health Watch November 4, 2021 4 Mins read By Gabriel Oke and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) As the fight against COVID-19 continues, a new problem has presented itself that if… Read more
Thought LeadershipWorld Polio Day 2021: Delivering on a Promise of a Polio-Free World By Nigeria Health Watch October 27, 2021 4 Mins read By Gabriel Oke and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) All diseases are devastating but poliomyelitis (polio), a scourge that impacted many countries, was… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe New Malaria Vaccine: A New Dimension in the Fight against Malaria By Kenni Ndili October 20, 2021 3 Mins read After decades of trials, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new malaria vaccine for children, adding a new development in… Read more
Thought LeadershipMaternal Mental Health: A Reflection on World Mental Health Day 2021 By Nigeria Health Watch October 14, 2021 4 Mins read Ifeyinwa Yusuf and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) A woman’s body undergoes many changes through pregnancy, birth and postpartum that affect her in… Read more
Thought LeadershipSin Tax: A Viable Means to Health Financing in Nigeria By Michael Atima October 6, 2021 3 Mins read Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is largely dependent on how a country finances its health system. Since the Abuja Declaration in 2001,… Read more
Thought LeadershipWorld Heart Day 2021: Revisiting the high burden of NCDs and exploring solutions using technology By Bashar Abubakar September 29, 2021 3 Mins read The COVID-19 pandemic has been a real and present global health security threat for almost two years now. Simultaneously, African countries like… Read more
Thought LeadershipFocusing on the vulnerable to achieve UHC in Nigeria: Insights from a book launch By Chibuike Alagboso September 25, 2021 4 Mins read On September 14, 2021, Dr Charles Ezuma-Ngwu, launched a book titled ‘Universal Healthcare and Access to the Lower-income Population: An exploration of… Read more
Thought LeadershipSafe Spaces in the Workplace: Reducing Workplace Stress to Improve Mental Health By Nigeria Health Watch September 22, 2021 4 Mins read Patience Adejo and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) Musa is a 32-year-old junior associate who works in a law firm. He used to… Read more
Thought LeadershipPrimary Health Care in Nigeria: Progress, Challenges and Collaborating for Transformation By Bashar Abubakar September 18, 2021 5 Mins read Health is a human right and everyone, irrespective of location or socioeconomic status has a right to healthcare at their point of… Read more
Thought LeadershipGender Inequality: A Mind Shift could Improve Maternal Care By Nigeria Health Watch September 15, 2021 3 Mins read Ifeyinwa Yusuf (Lead Writer) Growing up I dreamt of being a renowned obstetrician or surgeon like Ben Carson. After reading his book,… Read more
Thought LeadershipStronger Through Collaboration and Partnership: Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum Quarterly Meeting By Beti Baiye September 8, 2021 4 Mins read The COVID-19 pandemic not only exposed weaknesses in global health systems, it also provided us with an opportunity to course-correct and build… Read more
Thought LeadershipSustaining Excellence: NCDC Gets New Director General By Nigeria Health Watch September 6, 2021 4 Mins read Onyinye Oranezi & Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) Nigerians in the health sector and key stakeholders have waited with bated breath for the… Read more
Thought LeadershipNow We Have More COVID-19 Vaccines in Nigeria: Time to Deliver By Kenni Ndili September 1, 2021 3 Mins read After the successful deployment of the first round of vaccines received from the COVAX facility in March 2021, Nigeria has received its… Read more