TorchlightMPD-4-QED: A Database to Improve the Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch May 24, 2021 6 Mins read By Anthonia Obokoh (Lead Writer) The maternal mortality rate in Nigeria is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births, and according to the… Read more
TorchlightHow a Collaborative Approach to Maternal Care is Saving the Lives of Mothers in Kaduna State By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot April 26, 2021 6 Mins read In Nigeria, systemic gaps in the quality of maternal care includes the lack of life-saving medical equipment, the low adoption of the… Read more
Thought Leadership“I decided to be pregnant with my wife” – Men as nurturers for healthy pregnancy and delivery By Nigeria Health Watch January 6, 2021 6 Mins read Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writer) In January 2020, in the middle of the dry season known as harmattan in Nigeria, I was… Read more
HealthUniPort Teaching Hospital ensures safe deliveries and immunisation despite COVID-19 By Elfredah Kevin-Elerechi October 21, 2020 8 Mins read After six months of anxiety, panic and unrest as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical doctors at the University of Port… Read more
TorchlightEnugu's free maternal programme is providing better health for rural women and children By Nigeria Health Watch July 14, 2020 5 Mins read “This article was produced in collaboration with Maternal Figures, a database of maternal health interventions implemented in Nigeria.” At Amorji Nike Primary… Read more
TorchlightAlbishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto By Bashar Abubakar March 9, 2020 7 Mins read Shafa’atu Abubakar, 37, is a mother of ten who lives in Ubandoma, Sifawa town, Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State. In January… 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
Thought LeadershipGiving Birth in Nigeria: The staggering odds facing pregnant women By Nigeria Health Watch August 16, 2017 5 Mins read Every single day, Nigeria loses about 145 women of childbearing age, making her the second largest contributor to the maternal mortality rate… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipAccountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 9, 2016 3 Mins read Editor: The National Summit on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) will take place in Abuja on February 16-18. The… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipDear President Buhari, honour the 2001 Abuja declaration and deliver a genuinely Pro-Poor 2016 Budget By Nigeria Health Watch January 5, 2016 5 Mins read Editor: On the 19th of December 2015, we at Nigeria Health Watch joined the ONE Campaign and 24 other Non-Governmental Organisations in writing… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipBefore the SDGs, how did Nigeria really do with the MDGs? By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 10, 2015 4 Mins read In August 2015, reports emerged in the Nigerian press that “Nigeria had attained the Millennium Development Goals”. The article below quoted the… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipHajia Fatima Muhammad - Working to improve the Lives of Women in Northern Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 17, 2015 3 Mins read Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world with 560 women dying for every 100,000 live births. Although… Read more
NigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsSURE-P MCH: Fighting for the Life of every Mother and every Child By Nigeria Health Watch September 23, 2014 5 Mins read Following the feedback from our story on the work of Pro Health International, we realised that very little is known by many… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipHeroes in Health By Ifeanyi Nsofor September 9, 2014 3 Mins read A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his/her brave deeds and noble qualities. A health system is… Read more