#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…
NGOs join hands to tackle malnutrition in Benue’s IDP camps
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The morning sun is rising at Abagana Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Benue state. Eunice Gabriel sits outside a classroom hall, peeling…
Record and Respond: How one Zaria Hospital is Tackling Maternal Deaths
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The ancient city of Zaria in Kaduna State is one of the most famous cities in Northern Nigeria. Aside from its cultural…
Remind Me: A tech solution to improve immunisation coverage in Nigeria
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If you make your way along the busy Herbert Macaulay road in densely populated Yaba, Lagos State, you may hardly notice the…
Tackling the challenge of child malnutrition in simple ways: Kaduna State’s approach
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It’s cold and dusty, a typical harmattan morning for the residents of Barnawa, a suburb of the city of Kaduna, in Kaduna…
End Stigma: Mission to provide healthcare for Nigeria’s leprosy community
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Alheri Community in Yangoji Village, Kwali Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is home to more than 500 people, made…
The fight against Lassa fever: Will it prepare Nigeria for future epidemics?
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It is not unusual to talk about challenges and at the same time seek out available opportunities. Speaking about opportunities presented by Lassa…
Isolate & Cure: Katsina could stop spread of outbreaks with isolation centres
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A one-year-old child with suspected measles is lying in one of the small rooms outside the emergency paediatric unit of the General…
Find, Stop & Prevent Epidemics: Nigeria Unveils Blueprint for Health Security
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“A disease outbreak anywhere is a risk everywhere”. – Tom Frieden, Former Director US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Infectious…
The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria
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‘Delivering a baby is what gives me joy the most’, explains 26-year-old midwife Aliya Lawal Adam as she takes time out to…
A “best buy” for child health in Nigeria: The Case for Immunisation
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“I know that immunisation is important and obviously I want the best for my child, but the schedules are quite confusing, especially…