Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Access to Quality Maternal Medicines
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The quality of healthcare a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum is critical as it determines whether she lives or dies….
Scaling Up Quality of Maternal Care: The RICOM3 Programme is Helping to Improve Nigeria’s Maternal Health Outcomes
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In 2020, we shone a spotlight on RICOM3, a programme focused on helping Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey, by…
Nigerian Medical Students’ Association: Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness
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Beyond the breakthrough vaccineThe Malaria vaccine is considered to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. However, in spite of…
Here’s How Activists are Advocating to End Environmental Pollution in Port Harcourt
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Listen to the story below Nigeria Health Watch · Here’s How Activists are Advocating to End Environmental Pollution in Port Harcourt |…
Evidence For Change — Bridging the Evidence Gap For Access to Quality Maternal Medicines.
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By Ibukun Oguntola and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) According to the 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), there are 512 maternal deaths…
Power in Her Hands: Breaking the Culture of Silence Surrounding Sexual and Gender Based Violence Through Technology
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“…gender-based violence happens to our acquaintances, colleagues, friends and, yes, family members.” Anita Hill. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) puts the number…
#BreakTheBias: Making Women’s Voices Matter in the Media
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By Kemisola Agbaoye and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) Conquering gender bias is no easy feat as it is steeped in cultural and…
Leveraging the Private Sector to Expand Access to Family Planning — Without Compromising Quality
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By Iyadunni Olubode (Lead Writer) It has been a rough couple of years for maternal health. COVID-19 dealt a major blow to…
Vision First: Shell, Joint Venture Partners Supporting Integration of Eye Care into Primary Health Care
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By Beti Baiye and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) Vision plays a critical role in every facet of life therefore when a person’s…
Beyond a building: Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Primary Healthcare in Sauka Community
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Water, electricity and good roads are some of the basic amenities every community needs to thrive, while health and education are the…
Beji Primary Health Centre: Leveraging the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to Improve Service Delivery
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“We received one million naira from October 2020 to February 2022”, said Halima Musa, the officer in charge of Beji Primary Health…
FCT Health Insurance Scheme: Redefining Ways to Target the “Missing Middle”
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“Enrolling people into insurance schemes is not easy, considering the fact that you are asking people to come and pay for health…
WASH in PHCs – How Fulfilling Evidence Gaps Contributes to Improved Policy and Practice
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By Oguntola Ibukun & Dara Ajala-Damisa Nigeria is among the countries where about 17% of health care facilities had no access to…
From a Fact-Finding Visit to Providing Safe Water for Sauka Community
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Big things every so often start in small ways. Louis Pasteur may never have fully conceived the far reaching effects of his…