Stronger Together: How Big Business is helping Nigeria combat #COVID19
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Beti Baiye & Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) All around us, we see and hear of how individuals and businesses are pitching in…
Partnership for WASH: European Union and State Governments Improve Services in Rural Communities
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Nasoro Primary School is right at the centre of Gumel town in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. It has over 4,700 students…
At the frontlines of Nigeria’s COVID-19 response: The Laboratory
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Ultra-low freezers hum and beep continuously in the biorespository room, supporting the non-stop diagnostic activities at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory…
FMC Ebute Metta is restoring Nigeria's confidence in public health centres
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Alex (not real name) got a new job and moved to a new city in early 2018. He considered himself one of…
Partnerships for better nutrition in Kaduna State: The Alive & Thrive Model
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Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45% of all deaths of under-five children, and Nigeria has the second highest burden…
Albishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto
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Shafa’atu Abubakar, 37, is a mother of ten who lives in Ubandoma, Sifawa town, Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State. In January…
Getting to 100 percent: Enugu's fight to maintain its polio free status
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Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state…
Empathy, sacrifice and resolve: One centre making a dent in kidney care in Lagos State
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Like other students, Chidozie had visions of what to do after graduating as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Getting a placement for his…
Courage in the midst of fear; How Kano contained its current Lassa Fever outbreak
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It was the last day of 2019. Everyone, including health workers at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the largest healthcare facility in…
If you build it, they will come; The organisations transforming cancer care in Nigeria
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By Ada Ezeokoli & Beti Baiye (Lead Writers) In the story below, Nigeria Health Watch Graphics and Design Editor, Samuel Gada, shares…
Sustaining the tempo; How Kano is succeeding in its fight against Polio
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As the early morning harmattan wind blew through the crowded Fagge area of Kano, about thirty people, mostly women, gathered inside the…
Lemonade from lemons: Survivor stands strong to end rape in Nigeria
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One of the messages people circulate on social media and across the popular messaging platform WhatsApp is “If life gives you lemons,…
Nigeria's maternity wards go digital to audit births
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When Dr. Bello Olubenga started out his career as a gynaecologist at Maitama District Hospital in Abuja, helping mothers deliver healthy babies…
The Men who Change Diapers: Men's antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos
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There are so many stories of giving birth in Nigeria. From good to not so great. These stories come from people in…