TorchlightGirl Child Concerns Academy: Unleashing the Potential of Girls in Borno State By Nigeria Health Watch August 1, 2022 5 Mins read By Ibukun Oguntola and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) The boko haram insurgency has negatively impacted girl child education which is vital to… Read more
Torchlight#PreventEpidemicsNaija: Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria's Health Security By Ibukun Oguntola July 27, 2022 5 Mins read When the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Campaign was launched in 2018, it was likened to the story of the boy who cried wolf. Why should… Read more
TorchlightWinning the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation in Cross River State By Nigeria Health Watch July 18, 2022 6 Mins read By Violet Ikong (Lead Writer) Female Genital Mutilation is a harmful cultural practice that violates the rights of girls and women. Although… Read more
TorchlightShe Writes Woman: Giving Mental Health a Voice in Nigeria By Folakemi Ajala July 11, 2022 6 Mins read In Nigeria, the road to a mental illness diagnosis is often fraught with shame, stigma and secrecy. People living with mental health… Read more
TorchlightInstitute of Lassa Fever Research and Control: Strengthening Nigeria’s Local Capacity to Lead the Lassa Fever Response By Nigeria Health Watch July 4, 2022 5 Mins read By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola The driveway in the grounds of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) is large and welcoming… Read more
TorchlightFrom the Darkest of Days to a New Dawn: 35 Years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS By Vivianne Ihekweazu June 27, 2022 5 Mins read From the Darkest of Days to a New dawn: 35 years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS is the title… Read more
TorchlightMaking Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population By Nigeria Health Watch June 13, 2022 5 Mins read By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that… Read more
TorchlightAchieving a Minimum Service Package in Primary Health Care: The Kano State Roadmap By Bashar Abubakar June 6, 2022 6 Mins read Over the years, Nigeria has developed various initiatives aimed at improving Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. One of such… Read more
TorchlightMedicines Should Save Lives: Here’s How DrugStoc is Ensuring This Happens for Nigerians By Chibuike Alagboso May 30, 2022 5 Mins read As a Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) officer, when Chukwunonso Umeh began his search for a vendor who could supply some of… Read more
TorchlightSaving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State. By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot May 16, 2022 5 Mins read In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State;… Read more
TorchlightOne Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School By Nigeria Health Watch May 9, 2022 4 Mins read By Kenneth Ibe and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) In 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced the home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP)… Read more
TorchlightLeveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Access to Quality Maternal Medicines By Beti Baiye May 2, 2022 5 Mins read The quality of healthcare a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum is critical as it determines whether she lives or dies…. Read more
TorchlightScaling Up Quality of Maternal Care: The RICOM3 Programme is Helping to Improve Nigeria’s Maternal Health Outcomes By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot April 18, 2022 5 Mins read In 2020, we shone a spotlight on RICOM3, a programme focused on helping Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey, by… Read more
TorchlightNigerian Medical Students’ Association: Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness By Chibuike Alagboso April 11, 2022 6 Mins read Beyond the breakthrough vaccineThe Malaria vaccine is considered to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. However, in spite of… Read more