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…
Training for Quality Delivery: Brown Button’s drive to improve TBAs skills in Lagos
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Alhaji Sulaimon Junaid wakes up at 5:30 a.m. every day to spend time with pregnant women waiting to deliver their babies in…
Isolate, trace and respond: How a new emergency operations centre has improved outbreak response in Kebbi
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Dr. Assad Hassan had just graduated from the prestigious Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) when he received the urgent…
Crib A'Glow: Saving tiny hearts in the FCT through technology
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Placed on a hospital cupboard about two meters from the ground, the little box glows with a brilliant blue light, beautiful in…
Immunisation Protects Our Herd: Nigeria Health Watch Forum 2019
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Immunisation is a clear success story and its value in preventing and curtailing infectious diseases cannot be overemphasised. It prevents an estimated…
Beyond Surgery: Gesse Centre's innovative approach to fistula care in Kebbi
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Gesse Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) Centre in Birnin-Kebbi is the only facility in the entire state of Kebbi providing care for women…
A Different Kind of Charity; Empowering Orphanages to Fight Malnutrition in the FCT
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Orphanages are not uncommon in Nigeria and across different parts of the globe. The United Nations Convention on the rights of the…
Babymigo: How a Genius Company in Lagos is empowering mums using tech
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Ever wondered how a Nigerian startup came to be listed as one of Time Magazine’s 50 Genius Companies of 2018, standing alongside…
Drops of refreshing dew: The Centre bridging the gap for special needs children in Abuja
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It’s a bright sunny afternoon in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, and in a small bungalow in a highbrow Maitama estate, about…
#ArewaMeToo and the Centre Giving Sexual Abuse Survivors a Voice in Niger State
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Mary (not her real name) is an 11-year-old girl preparing for her Common Entrance Examination. She is a kind, cheerful and brilliant…
Further Together: Collaboration for UHC in Africa by 2030
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As we entered Rwanda’s airspace and began our final descent to the Kigali International airport, I looked out of my window, eager…
Can a passionate workforce make up for the shortcomings in our PHCs?
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The effective delivery of healthcare has many dimensions. While the focus is largely on the patient who is receiving the care, the other…
Partnering for Accountability: Nothing About Us Without Us
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Solving many of the challenges in health is a complex process and nobody can claim to have a silver bullet for any…