Transforming Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Tombey Approach
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Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In 2021, Oluwafisayomi Olowu came across the Hacey Health Initiative call for sexual and reproductive health and rights…
The Private Sector as a Catalyst for a Resilient Health System- Insights from the 2023 Future of Health Conference
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Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Asari Ndem (Lead Writers) The Nigerian healthcare system continues to face challenges, including poor health outcomes, the emergence…
Resolute Battle with Fistulas’ Stigma Through Radio Awareness Campaigns in Malawi
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Benson Kunchezera (Lead Writer) At only 15 years old, Sophie Mbewe, now 34, lost her child, and for almost nine years, she…
The Street is Not a Home: Illuminating Streetism in Cross River State
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By Bernard Assim- Ita and Samuel Gada (Lead Writers) Editor’s Note: Reports from the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly…
#ThePowerOfOptions: Improving Maternal Health through Increased Access to Contraception
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Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writer) Contraceptive choices are crucial in empowering women and couples to take control of their reproductive health. In addition…
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The SHI Response
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Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In 2016, Dr. Oluwakemisola Agoyi and Dr. Roland Ojo witnessed the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and community-based…
Nigeria's 2023 Joint External Evaluation: Progress in the Right Direction
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Oguntola Ibukun and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) Nigeria, like many other African nations with similar complexities, has had its fair share of…
Making Happiness Local: How a Project is Improving Access to Mental Healthcare in Imo State
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“Do you know that there’s only one psychiatrist in the whole of Imo State?” — This was a line in a post published by…
Saving Lives: Nigeria's First Breast Milk Bank Gives Babies a Fighting Chance
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) When Kehinde (not real name) set out on the nearly 130km journey from Ibadan…
CHIPS: Connecting Communities to Primary Health Care Facilities in Nasarawa State
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Twice a month, Mary Jacob, a Community Engagement Focal Person (CEFP), conducts supportive supervision of 35-year-old Afinnaki Ibrahim, a Community Health Influencer,…
Enhancing Immunisation through the Northern Nigeria States Routine Immunisation Strengthening Project
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Few global health and development interventions have yielded as profound an impact as vaccines. For over two centuries, these remarkable interventions have…
Boosting the Gains of Accelerating Nutrition Results: Takeaways from the Third Annual ANRiN Conference
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By Beti Baiye and Dabri Olohije (Lead Writers) Nigeria boasts abundant food production capacity, capable of sustaining the entire population. However, despite…
Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives
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By Hadiza Mohammed and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) The Boko Haram insurgency has had a significant and far-reaching impact on healthcare in…
Here's How this Social Enterprise is Enabling Access to Emergency Medical Services Across Nigeria
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By Chinonso Kenneth (Lead Writer) In September 2022, Dr Nnaemeka Alo encountered a critical case at Saint Sabina Catholic Hospital in Agege,…