Torchlight AfricaReducing Neonatal Mortality in Kenya by Skilling Neonatal Specialist Care By Nigeria Health Watch June 20, 2022 5 Mins read By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) In 2014, when Edith Mumbi’s twins were born, they had a low birth weight and were admitted… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHere’s How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication By Nigeria Health Watch May 23, 2022 5 Mins read By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Her priest’s announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHow Ethiopia Improved the Quality of Maternal Care Through the Strengthening of Midwifery Training By Nigeria Health Watch April 25, 2022 6 Mins read By Metasebia Dereje and Beti Baiye The thrill and anticipation of becoming a new mother is universal and the life of every… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHomabay County in Kenya is Raising an HIV Free Generation By Nigeria Health Watch March 21, 2022 5 Mins read By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) Homabay County has been the face of HIV/Aids in Kenya as it has the country’s oldest and… Read more
Torchlight AfricaFistula Repairs Redeeming Hope for Malawian Women By Nigeria Health Watch January 31, 2022 5 Mins read By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Jackline Chiwinga remembered the euphoria of waking up to dry bedding after her successful obstetric fistula repair… Read more
Torchlight AfricaBig Steps Forward: Cameroon’s Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths By Nigeria Health Watch December 13, 2021 5 Mins read By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Jean Firwa and his wife Martha were excited to be expecting a baby after 10 years of… Read more
Torchlight AfricaDrone Delivery to the Rescue: Tackling Health Logistics in Rural Malawi By Nigeria Health Watch November 15, 2021 5 Mins read By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) Martha Mastala knew something was wrong with her 5-year-old son when she noticed that he was less… Read more
Torchlight AfricaRestoring the Menstrual Dignity of Female Inmates in Chichiri Prison, Malawi By Nigeria Health Watch October 4, 2021 5 Mins read By Josephine Chinele A sanitary towel is a basic need for every girl and woman and must be available to them when… Read more
Torchlight Africa#HealthMeetsTechAfrica: Building Communities and Navigating Healthcare Post COVID-19 By Beti Baiye September 20, 2021 5 Mins read Ìgwèbụ̀íké is an Igbo phrase which means “there is strength in community.” Community plays an important role in every aspect of our… Read more
Torchlight AfricaCommunity Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda's Approach By Bashar Abubakar July 19, 2021 5 Mins read Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For… Read more
Torchlight AfricaA Classroom Clinic: Bringing Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment to Schools in Malawi By Nigeria Health Watch May 17, 2021 7 Mins read By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) Clara still vividly remembers the day in 2019 she felt unwell while at school. “I was in… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHow rechargeable tricycles are saving pregnant mothers and newborns in rural Zimbabwe. By Nigeria Health Watch May 3, 2021 6 Mins read By Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) In Zana 3, Wedza District, 131 kilometres south of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, Talent Zindi,… Read more
Torchlight AfricaSharing is Caring: Kenya’s Only Breast Milk Bank Expresses Care for Vulnerable Newborns By Nigeria Health Watch March 29, 2021 7 Mins read By Christabel Ligami (Lead Writer) Esther Wawire, 23, delivered her daughter at Kenya’s Punwani Hospital two weeks ago, but was unable to… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHope from the Pulpit: The church easing transport woes for Malawi's riverine pregnant women By Nigeria Health Watch February 15, 2021 6 Mins read By Rabson Kondowe and Feston Malekezo (Lead Writers) “I thought I was going to die, I nearly gave birth on a ship,”… Read more