From the Darkest of Days to a New Dawn: 35 Years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS
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From the Darkest of Days to a New dawn: 35 years of the Nigerian Response to HIV and AIDS is the title…
Making Good on a Promise: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of its Eligible Population
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By Gabriel Oke (Lead Writer) Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that…
Achieving a Minimum Service Package in Primary Health Care: The Kano State Roadmap
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Over the years, Nigeria has developed various initiatives aimed at improving Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. One of such…
Medicines Should Save Lives: Here’s How DrugStoc is Ensuring This Happens for Nigerians
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As a Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) officer, when Chukwunonso Umeh began his search for a vendor who could supply some of…
Saving Mothers, Giving Life 2.0: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State.
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In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State;…
One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School
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By Kenneth Ibe and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) In 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced the home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP)…
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Access to Quality Maternal Medicines
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The quality of healthcare a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum is critical as it determines whether she lives or dies….
Scaling Up Quality of Maternal Care: The RICOM3 Programme is Helping to Improve Nigeria’s Maternal Health Outcomes
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In 2020, we shone a spotlight on RICOM3, a programme focused on helping Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey, by…
Nigerian Medical Students’ Association: Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness
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Beyond the breakthrough vaccineThe Malaria vaccine is considered to be one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. However, in spite of…
Here’s How Activists are Advocating to End Environmental Pollution in Port Harcourt
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Listen to the story below Nigeria Health Watch · Here’s How Activists are Advocating to End Environmental Pollution in Port Harcourt |…
Evidence For Change — Bridging the Evidence Gap For Access to Quality Maternal Medicines.
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By Ibukun Oguntola and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead Writers) According to the 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), there are 512 maternal deaths…
Power in Her Hands: Breaking the Culture of Silence Surrounding Sexual and Gender Based Violence Through Technology
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“…gender-based violence happens to our acquaintances, colleagues, friends and, yes, family members.” Anita Hill. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) puts the number…
#BreakTheBias: Making Women’s Voices Matter in the Media
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By Kemisola Agbaoye and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) Conquering gender bias is no easy feat as it is steeped in cultural and…
Leveraging the Private Sector to Expand Access to Family Planning — Without Compromising Quality
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By Iyadunni Olubode (Lead Writer) It has been a rough couple of years for maternal health. COVID-19 dealt a major blow to…