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Thought Leadership

Lights Out, Lives Lost: The Human Cost of Hospital Blackouts on Maternal Health

By Nigeria Health Watch
July 27, 2025
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Sunday Oko and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers)“Thirty minutes into my wife’s C-section, NEPA [a colloquial term for electricity distribution companies] interrupted [the…
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Thought Leadership

Curbing Preterm Births in Nigeria Through Better Antenatal Care

By Nigeria Health Watch
June 25, 2025
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Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) Aisha Abdullah, a registered midwife, had just started her morning shift at a primary…
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Torchlight

A Medical Programme is Helping Women Rise from the Shadows of Fistula in Bauchi State

By Nigeria Health Watch
April 14, 2025
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Maimuna Hassan, a 37 year old resident of Dass Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi had prolonged labour…
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Thought Leadership

One Scar and A Lifetime of Suffering: The Link Between FGM and Obstetric Fistula

By Nigeria Health Watch
March 12, 2025
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Dr Adachi Ekeh (Lead Writer) It begins with a cut. A seemingly small incision; often celebrated as a rite of passage and…
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Community Health Watch

Giving Girls a Voice in Their Future with Family Planning Education

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 27, 2025
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For 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session…
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Thought Leadership

MAMII: A Promising Initiative to Crash Maternal Mortality in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 21, 2025
4 Mins read
Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writer)  “Health is on the front burner”, and the current administration has set the goal “to crash maternal mortality”. This…
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Community Health Watch

Women in Dan Jaka Demand Improved Maternal Healthcare Services

By Nigeria Health Watch
February 6, 2025
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Laditu Muhammad, a pregnant woman from Unguwar Gatsaitsai district, expresses her frustration for the lack of comprehensive maternal health care in Dan…
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Community Health Watch

Strengthening and Addressing Healthcare Inequities in Gwarzo 

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 25, 2025
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“Despite visiting hospitals, we often find no doctors available. During labour, when medical attention is crucial, we cry for help only to…
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Thought Leadership

Breaking Down Myths and Harmful C-Section Stigma To Save Mothers Lives

By Nigeria Health Watch
January 15, 2025
3 Mins read
Victor Eyike (Guest Writer) When Sandra Madu returned to her father-in-law’s home a week after giving birth, she felt a swirl of…
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Thought Leadership

A Ticking Bomb: The Maternal Health Crisis Unfolding In Benue IDP Camps Needs Urgent Attention

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 19, 2024
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Nurudeen Akewushola (Guest Writer) If life were truly equitable, everyone would have the same opportunities and access to resources, regardless of gender,…
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Community Health Watch

Hugungumai Health Post: An Understaffed Facility Struggling to Keep Up with Community Needs

By Nigeria Health Watch
December 14, 2024
2 Mins read
The Hugungumai health post in the Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State serves over 2,500 residents of the community and…
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Torchlight Africa

Amayi Achinsinsi: The Sisterhood of Trust Transforming Maternal Healthcare in Rural Malawi

By Nigeria Health Watch
November 27, 2024
5 Mins read
Benson Kunchezera (Lead Writer) In the rural district of Chikwawa, 400 kilometres from Blantyre, Malawi, pregnant women are getting ready to go…
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Thought Leadership

Scaling Innovations in Maternal Health: E-MOTIVE Bundle Offers Lifesaving Solution to Address Postpartum Haemorrhage

By Nigeria Health Watch
September 4, 2024
6 Mins read
Christopher Bassey (Lead Writer) There have been continued efforts to reduce the high levels of maternal mortality in Nigeria , yet progress has…
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Press Release

Nigeria Health Watch to Host Health Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Innovations

By Nigeria Health Watch
July 16, 2024
2 Mins read
Recognising that maternal health is a crucial aspect of public health, reflecting the well-being of a nation’s future generations, Nigeria Health Watch…
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