Sustaining the Diaspora Brain Gain through Policies and Private Sector Collaboration
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Nigeria, like many other countries, has been experiencing a health worker migration crisis which is posing a challenge to achieving universal health…
Are we there yet? Leveraging the Private Sector for Lassa Vaccine R&D
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The search for an effective vaccine against Lassa fever has gained momentum in recent years. Currently, early supportive care and the anti-viral…
Health Commissioners’ Induction: Navigating Health Leadership For Improved Performance And Outcomes
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“There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.” — Haile Selassie The…
Basic Health Care Provision Fund: Expanding Access to Healthcare for Nigerians
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By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) ‘’Of all forms of inequalities, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and…
Unleashing the Power of the Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign in Nigeria
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By Asari Ndem and Oladimeji Solomon (Lead Writer) U=U means Undetectable equals Untransmittable. This means that if people living with Human Immuno-deficiency…
Cultivating Political Will for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria
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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a health-systems performance outcome where people have access to quality health care where and when they need…
The Fight Against Open Defecation: Can Nigeria Meet the 2025 Target?
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Hadiza Mohammed and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) Editor’s note: We are counting down to 2025 when Nigeria expects to end open defecation….
Leading The Way: Nigeria’s Next Steps on the Path to Cervical Cancer Elimination
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Professor Isaac Adewole and H.E. Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu (Guest Writers) Editor’s note: Yesterday, Nigeria achieved a significant milestone by incorporating the human…
Strengthening Health Systems to Improve Maternal Health Care – The FOR M(om) Programme
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By Onyedikachi Ewe “Because she was a few days overdue, I drove [my wife] to the hospital to be induced. However, on…
Mental Health: A Universal Human Right and a Primary Health Care Priority
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Abara Erim and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) “Mental health is not a luxury, but a necessity. It is not a choice, but…
Going Beyond Words to Make Bold Investments in Girls’ Right
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Sunday Oko and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writers) Editor’s note: Another International Day of the Girl, another reminder that we are still a…
Join us in Lagos for the 2023 Future of Health Conference: Private Sector Integration to Catalyse Nigeria's Health Landscape
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When you think of the future of health and healthcare in 2023, you have to think about the opportunities that innovation in…
To Achieve Sustainable Growth in Africa, We Must Focus on Women
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By Malado Kaba and Cheikh Oumar Seydi (Guest Writers) Momentum is still strong following the Women Deliver Conference, which drew more than…
Understanding the Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: Causes and Solutions
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By Ibukun Oguntola and Abara Erim (lead Writers)