No More Absence: Abuja NGO works to improve menstrual health for schoolgirls
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Sylvia Egar was 13 years old in 2017 when she started her period for the first time. Her mother had never discussed…
Mamacare: Using health education to improve maternal and child health in Lagos State.
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Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is one of the best known public health facilities in Lagos, which has for many years, served communities…
Oloibiri to Abuja: Sustainable People-centered investments in primary and tertiary care
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A blue Toyota Corolla pulled to a stop inside the hospital premises and a middle-aged woman helped a frail young boy into…
Reducing maternal deaths: How one NGO is changing the narrative for new mothers in Ebonyi State
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Lead Writers: Ugonna Ofonagoro, Michael Atima and McHenry Igwe It was a long drive to get to Odenigbo community in Ikwo Local…
Between experts and experience: Compassionate advocacy and support for exclusive breastfeeding
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These are some of the reasons Nigerian mothers give for why they are unable to exclusively breastfeed their babies in the first…
A Tale of Two PHCs in Niger State: Accessing Equitable Healthcare From Beji to Maito
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Beji village, Bosso Local Government Area (LGA), in Niger State is an agrarian community, 30 kilometres from the state capital, Minna. Renowned…
A Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits
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When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health information to pregnant women and to help…
All hands on deck in Kano State as Nigeria on track to being declared polio-free
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Just five years ago, Kano State was arguably the epicenter of Nigeria’s polio virus epidemic, accounting for over 80% of total cases…
Na we dey shake ground: Kuje's youth run, youth-friendly clinic
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Young people make up a significant proportion of Nigeria’s growing population and this demographic dividend could benefit the Nigerian economy if the…
Creating a haven for quality primary care in Niger: The Fuka example
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On a cold drizzling morning in Fuka village, Munya local government area (LGA), Niger State, three-day-old Oscar has just been bathed and…
Life is in the Blood: Talk Show Host drives donations to FCT blood bank
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“To whomsoever saved my life – ‘Thank you’ I owe you my blood” –Kid It wasn’t the first time a heavy and…
Patient-Centred Policy revives Family Planning uptake in Lagos State
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Three years ago, Olubunmi Taiwo, then a mother of three girls, had an unplanned pregnancy. Though she was desperate to have a…
Herd Immunity: Jigawa’s community-driven approach boosts immunisation coverage
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Jigawa State has been largely characterised by its poor development indices. The latest States Domestic Product report from the Nigeran National Bureau of…
Food for Thought – The Dako Community School Feeding Programme nourishing young minds
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The drive seemed endless. The Nigeria Health Watch and TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) teams had driven for almost 40 minutes from Gwagwalada…