TorchlightFamily Planning 2030: CSOs as Advocates for Achieving Nigeria's FP2030 Targets By Nigeria Health Watch August 7, 2021 6 Mins read By Stephen Enoch (Lead Writer) Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has an estimated population of about 200 million people, making it the… Read more
TorchlightHuman-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot August 2, 2021 5 Mins read About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates… Read more
Torchlight#H2OForCommunities: JDI’s Community Collaboration on WASH Facilities By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot July 26, 2021 6 Mins read “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” — W.H. Auden. Iwa is a lively rural community of about 600 inhabitants in Gurara… Read more
TorchlightCall for first Cohort of Solutions Journalism Fellowship Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch July 19, 2021 2 Mins read Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is dealing with a lot of problems. However, beyond all these problems, there are efforts… Read more
TorchlightFrom pickup to delivery: Strengthening healthcare through medical logistics By Nigeria Health Watch July 12, 2021 7 Mins read By Dr. Anthony Olagunju & Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gawu in Niger State serves as a Tuberculosis… Read more
TorchlightNutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno By Patrick Egwu June 29, 2021 5 Mins read The growing insurgency in Northeast Nigeria is negatively impacting the lives and health care of residents in the region, particularly mothers and… Read more
TorchlightJulia Burke Maternity Centre blends trado-modern methods to provide quality care By Nigeria Health Watch June 21, 2021 6 Mins read By Adaobi Ezeokoli & Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writers) The GEANCO Foundation has intervened in the area of medical missions for orthopaedic… Read more
TorchlightSafe Spaces: Youth friendly centre provides judgement-free forum for sexual and reproductive health convos in Yola By Bashar Abubakar June 14, 2021 4 Mins read “I have always wanted a place like this, where I can sit and discuss issues with my peers without being judged,’’ says… Read more
TorchlightGuilty or not Guilty? How PSN Africa is addressing the realities of postpartum depression in Lagos State By Chibuike Alagboso June 7, 2021 8 Mins read In May 2020, criticisms against a 22-year-old mother, Olufunmilola Adisa, accused of killing her baby in Lagos State flooded the internet. Reports… Read more
TorchlightAdolescent 360: An all-round approach to increase access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services for Nigeria’s young people By Beti Baiye June 1, 2021 6 Mins read An adolescent or teenage girl is often described as a young person who is approaching womanhood. According to the World Health Organisation,… Read more
TorchlightMPD-4-QED: A Database to Improve the Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch May 24, 2021 6 Mins read By Anthonia Obokoh (Lead Writer) The maternal mortality rate in Nigeria is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births, and according to the… Read more
TorchlightKano State created a budget line for epidemic preparedness; Here's how CSOs helped make it happen By Nigeria Health Watch May 10, 2021 5 Mins read By Ibukun Oguntola & Gabriel Oke (Lead Writers) The health security of a nation comprises the activities that lessen adverse public health… Read more
TorchlightHow a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot April 26, 2021 6 Mins read In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the… Read more
TorchlightHow One Indigenous Nigerian Foundation is Funding Diabetes Care in Southeast Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch April 14, 2021 6 Mins read By Amarachi Okeh (Lead Writer) Nothing prepared Emmanuel Uchenna, founder of PJosh Diabetes Foundation, for his meeting with Samson Tamaraubrakemi, a 17-year-old… Read more