Torchlight AfricaMade in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance By Nigeria Health Watch December 20, 2022 5 Mins read By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Two years ago, Stella Kimbi lost her first baby. “At 28 weeks of my pregnancy, I started… Read more
Thought LeadershipReclaiming Girlhood: Early Marriage a Challenging Public Health Dilemma in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch April 19, 2021 7 Mins read Bintu, (not her real name) was married off to a 49-year-old man in Dogon Daji village, Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria when… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe Heart to Help: Improving women and children's health through philanthropy By Nigeria Health Watch February 7, 2020 3 Mins read Editor’s Note: The Obijackson Foundation in December 2019 threw a week-long Christmas festival, which included a Christmas party for 7,000 children in… Read more
TorchlightMamacare: Using health education to improve maternal and child health in Lagos State. By Bashar Abubakar August 27, 2019 6 Mins read Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is one of the best known public health facilities in Lagos, which has for many years, served communities… Read more
HealthTorchlightA “best buy” for child health in Nigeria: The Case for Immunisation By Nigeria Health Watch December 4, 2018 3 Mins read “I know that immunisation is important and obviously I want the best for my child, but the schedules are quite confusing, especially… Read more
Thought LeadershipAre we really seeing a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in Nigeria? By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 10, 2014 3 Mins read Over the past few months, there have been various reports in the media about a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in… Read more
Thought LeadershipSaving 1 million lives in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu October 18, 2012 4 Mins read On the 16th October 2012, most people involved in maternal and child health in Nigeria gathered at the Banquet Hall of the… Read more