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Alapa: Why family planning is becoming a household name in Oyo State

By Chibuike Alagboso
October 30, 2018
6 Mins read
The women who access family planning services at Okeolola Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Oyo town, Oyo State have a local name…
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Future of Health 2018: Will the Brain Gain from Nigeria’s Diaspora revive the Health Sector?

By Nigeria Health Watch
October 24, 2018
8 Mins read
‘Daddy, you know this would never have happened when you were working in Lincoln, right?” Dr. Olujimi Coker, Medical Director of Lagoon…
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Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns: A story from Sokoto

By Bashar Abubakar
October 16, 2018
6 Mins read
Gagi community on the outskirts of Sokoto in Northern Nigeria is a settlement where everyone knows each other. Modern and traditional style…
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Can medical outreaches for maternal health bridge the access gap in the Federal Capital Territory?

By Chibuike Alagboso
October 9, 2018
6 Mins read
It was a bright Saturday morning when a team of volunteers, made up of nurses and medical corps from the Federal Road…
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Nutrition agents increase demand for CMAM services in Borno

By Chibuike Alagboso
September 25, 2018
7 Mins read
No mother ever wants to face the tough choices many mothers in conflict zones, like Borno have to face on a daily…
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Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State

By Bashar Abubakar
September 17, 2018
5 Mins read
Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via immunization has…
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Identify and Report: How grassroots informants accelerated the end of polio in Niger state

By Chibuike Alagboso
September 11, 2018
8 Mins read
The streets of Masaga district in the northern part of Bida local government area of Niger state were adorned with a colourful…
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Displaced but Determined in Borno; Exclusive Breastfeeding in the midst of a humanitarian crisis

By Bashar Abubakar
September 4, 2018
7 Mins read
The Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Maiduguri is home to over 30,000 people. It is one of several IDP camps…
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Can community organisations lead in taking sexual health education to rural areas?

By Chibuike Alagboso
August 27, 2018
8 Mins read
As the nation’s seat of power, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is usually associated with splendour. This opinion about the city is…
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The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State

By Bashar Abubakar
August 20, 2018
9 Mins read
In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno….
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From Onitsha to Silicon Valley: Teen girls’ app may save Nigerians from fake drugs

By Chibuike Alagboso
August 14, 2018
7 Mins read
Save a Soul, a team of five students from the Regina Pacis Secondary School Onitsha in Anambra State, won a place in…
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Lessons for Bida: Three approaches that may solve Niger state’s public sanitation dilemma

By Bashar Abubakar
August 7, 2018
7 Mins read
The Katsina family of Bida will probably never forget June 20th 2018. Just before 8 p.m. on that day, Mr. Farouk Katsina…
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Before the first impact: How your little actions can save lives on Nigerian roads

By Chibuike Alagboso
July 30, 2018
7 Mins read
On Monday, February 10, 2014, Mr. Celestine Chima kissed his two children, seven-year-old Goodluck and five-year-old Goodness goodbye and stepped out of…
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How “SatComms Tablets” are reviving primary healthcare in Kano State

By Debo Adedeji
July 23, 2018
6 Mins read
A few mothers are seated with the Health Officer-in-Charge of Sumaila Yamma Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), who has just finished post-natal counseling….
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