TorchlightBehind the 66%: Pathfinder International Initiative helps reduce maternal deaths in Cross River By Beti Baiye November 28, 2019 7 Mins read No woman should die while giving life… These words took on a whole new meaning for me when I lost my sister-in-law… Read more
TorchlightNext Generation Disease Detectives: The institutions training future Nigerian leaders to fight epidemics By Nigeria Health Watch November 19, 2019 7 Mins read The global health community received an important announcement on the 29th October 2019 – the beginning of the first-ever human trial for… Read more
TorchlightSaving 10K - Empowering Nigerian mothers with local options for child nutrition By Dara Ajala-Damisa November 14, 2019 7 Mins read Six months have passed, the journey is finally over! You have managed to exclusively breastfeed your baby as recommended by all the… Read more
TorchlightPartnership to strengthen immunisation; The Kano State model By Bashar Abubakar November 5, 2019 7 Mins read “It was a hectic day, we had a fixed immunisation session in Gachi village,” says Umar Alhassan, a Routine Immunisation (RI) provider… Read more
TorchlightQuality healthcare is local: The Ijede General Hospital Story By Chibuike Alagboso October 29, 2019 7 Mins read The Ijede General Hospital is located along the Egbin Thermal Power Station Road in Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos… Read more
TorchlightIntegratE; Breaking down barriers in the uptake of family planning services in Kaduna State By Bashar Abubakar October 14, 2019 7 Mins read “I don’t want to be pregnant at this age. I want to continue my education’’. Says 17-year-old Precious Haruna as she comes… Read more
TorchlightHand in Hand: Collaboration for better maternal health in Gombe By Chibuike Alagboso October 8, 2019 7 Mins read How do you get women in rural areas to discard harmful traditional maternal health practices and adopt the practice of going to… Read more
TorchlightThe Ultimate #HealthMeetsTechNG Hack: Funding Healthcare with plastic waste By Nigeria Health Watch September 25, 2019 5 Mins read Where can you feel excited, anxious, inspired, passionate and enlightened, all within 72 hours? These were the emotions at the 2019 #HealthMeetsTechNG… Read more
TorchlightA Chill on Disease: Gricd Frij, a homegrown solution to Nigeria's Cold Chain Constraints By Chibuike Alagboso September 23, 2019 7 Mins read When Oghenetega Iortm, CEO of GRICD, a cold chain and logistics company spoke at the 2019 Health Watch Forum in Abuja themed… Read more
TorchlightNo More Absence: Abuja NGO works to improve menstrual health for schoolgirls By Valentine Iwenwanne September 16, 2019 6 Mins read Sylvia Egar was 13 years old in 2017 when she started her period for the first time. Her mother had never discussed… Read more
TorchlightMamacare: Using health education to improve maternal and child health in Lagos State. By Bashar Abubakar August 27, 2019 6 Mins read Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is one of the best known public health facilities in Lagos, which has for many years, served communities… Read more
TorchlightOloibiri to Abuja: Sustainable People-centered investments in primary and tertiary care By Chibuike Alagboso August 20, 2019 8 Mins read A blue Toyota Corolla pulled to a stop inside the hospital premises and a middle-aged woman helped a frail young boy into… Read more
TorchlightReducing maternal deaths: How one NGO is changing the narrative for new mothers in Ebonyi State By Nigeria Health Watch August 12, 2019 6 Mins read Lead Writers: Ugonna Ofonagoro, Michael Atima and McHenry Igwe It was a long drive to get to Odenigbo community in Ikwo Local… Read more
TorchlightBetween experts and experience: Compassionate advocacy and support for exclusive breastfeeding By Dara Ajala-Damisa August 5, 2019 7 Mins read These are some of the reasons Nigerian mothers give for why they are unable to exclusively breastfeed their babies in the first… Read more