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Increasing Access: ASHIA Cracks the Code on Health Insurance for Anambra’s Informal Sector

August 11, 2025

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Men in oil-stained overalls, shouting vehicle conductors and market women rushing to catch a Keke — a commercial tricycle. Nothing…

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A Network of People Living with HIV Fighting Stigma in Plateau State

By Nigeria Health Watch

August 4, 2025

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Dorcas Daniel Tyena (Lead writer) About 80% of new HIV infections in Nigeria are sexually transmitted from unprotected consensual intercouse. While some…

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Enugu’s Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch

July 28, 2025

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) “The goal of citing Primary Health Centres is that people should not have to walk for more than…

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Lafiya Sisters Expand Contraceptive Access for Women in Hard-to-Reach Jigawa Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch

July 22, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ikhlas Yusuf Yaqub, a full-time midwife at Dutse General Hospital, still finds time to volunteer with Lafiya Nigeria,…

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Home Gardens Enrich Diets in Nigeria’s Rural Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch

July 15, 2025

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This article was co-authored by Nigeria Health Watch and Sahel Consulting as part of our ongoing advocacy efforts to promote community-based nutrition…

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Conditional Cash Transfers Are Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Jigawa State

By Nigeria Health Watch

July 7, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Fatima Sanusi, 27, has been benefiting from Jigawa State’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme for the past five months….

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AbbaCare Insurance Brings Healthcare Solutions Within Reach of Kano's Sickle Cell Patients

By Nigeria Health Watch

June 2, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Nusaiba Idris Muhammad, 23, lives with her low-income family in Shagari Quarters, Kano. She battles with the life-threatening…

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Reaching Unvaccinated Children in Bauchi: The Role of Budget Advocacy

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 20, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead Writer) After contracting polio at age 6, Ibrahim Hussaini, now 41, was left physically disabled. But rather than let…

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An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 12, 2025

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) It was a few minutes after 1am, when the city of Lagos, in southern Nigeria, should have been…

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PHC Upgrades Improve Healthcare Quality and Access in Communities in Akwa Ibom

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 5, 2025

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Kenneth Ibe and Abara Erim (Lead Writers) For years, residents of Ikot Nkwo community in Akwa Ibom State sought healthcare in the…

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A Small Pill with Big Impact: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Redefine Maternal Outcomes in Bauchi

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 25, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Hajara Abdullahi, a mother of five in Bauchi State, noted that her health had improved since she started…

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A Medical Programme is Helping Women Rise from the Shadows of Fistula in Bauchi State

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 14, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Maimuna Hassan, a 37 year old resident of Dass Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi had prolonged labour…

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Two Men’s Mission to Restoring Eye Sights amid Searing Temperatures in Kwara State

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 7, 2025

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Abdullahi Muritala (Lead Writer) On a sunny day in April 2022, Memunat Aransiola, a petty trader, stepped out from her weary-roofed bungalow…

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The Three-Pronged Approach That Cut Ekiti’s Maternal and Child Mortality in Half

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 19, 2025

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In the dead of night in 2014, panic spread through Irono, a small community in Ekiti State, reliant…

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Increasing Access: ASHIA Cracks the Code on Health Insurance for Anambra’s Informal Sector

A Network of People Living with HIV Fighting Stigma in Plateau State

Enugu’s Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to Communities

Lafiya Sisters Expand Contraceptive Access for Women in Hard-to-Reach Jigawa Communities

Home Gardens Enrich Diets in Nigeria’s Rural Communities

Conditional Cash Transfers Are Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Jigawa State

AbbaCare Insurance Brings Healthcare Solutions Within Reach of Kano's Sickle Cell Patients

Reaching Unvaccinated Children in Bauchi: The Role of Budget Advocacy

An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less

PHC Upgrades Improve Healthcare Quality and Access in Communities in Akwa Ibom

A Small Pill with Big Impact: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Redefine Maternal Outcomes in Bauchi

A Medical Programme is Helping Women Rise from the Shadows of Fistula in Bauchi State

Two Men’s Mission to Restoring Eye Sights amid Searing Temperatures in Kwara State

The Three-Pronged Approach That Cut Ekiti’s Maternal and Child Mortality in Half

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