Torchlight AfricaCommunity Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda's Approach By Bashar Abubakar July 19, 2021 5 Mins read Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For… Read more
Thought LeadershipQuality of Maternal Medicines in Nigeria: What You Should Know By Nigeria Health Watch July 14, 2021 1 Mins read By Amaka Yusuf and Dara Ajala-Damisa (Lead writers) The World Health Organisation has reported that each year, between 5.7 and 8.4 million… Read more
TorchlightJulia Burke Maternity Centre blends trado-modern methods to provide quality care By Nigeria Health Watch June 21, 2021 6 Mins read By Adaobi Ezeokoli & Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writers) The GEANCO Foundation has intervened in the area of medical missions for orthopaedic… Read more
Thought LeadershipLagos Health Summit: Strengthening Maternal Healthcare using Technology By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot June 19, 2021 4 Mins read According to the 2018 NDHS Survey, it is estimated that there are 512 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. A Nigerian woman… Read more
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
Thought LeadershipThe need to provide mental health support for pregnant women in Nigeria By Ifeyinwa Yusuf May 5, 2021 8 Mins read I struggled with feelings of anxiety and depression for nine months during my first pregnancy in 2016. I spoke with my gynaecologist… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHow rechargeable tricycles are saving pregnant mothers and newborns in rural Zimbabwe. By Nigeria Health Watch May 3, 2021 6 Mins read By Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) In Zana 3, Wedza District, 131 kilometres south of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, Talent Zindi,… 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
Press ReleaseSolutions-focused photo exhibition amplifies maternal health interventions By Nigeria Health Watch March 29, 2021 2 Mins read 26 March 2021 | Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria Health Watch featured in a first of its kind photo exhibition tagged “Positive Deviance”…. Read more
TorchlightOMOMi is leveraging digital technology to provide women with easy access to quality maternal health care By Paul Adepoju March 8, 2021 6 Mins read When asked whether gender issues contribute to Nigeria’s poor maternal mortality indices, Onyedikachi Nwizu, Program Officer for the OMOMi app, paused. As… Read more
TorchlightHeart and Grit: Girl Child Concerns is empowering adolescent girls to offer maternal health services in Borno State By Bunmi Oyebanji Obot February 22, 2021 6 Mins read “Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” — Adelaide Hoodless In Nigeria, maternal health care… Read more
Torchlight AfricaHope from the Pulpit: The church easing transport woes for Malawi's riverine pregnant women By Nigeria Health Watch February 15, 2021 6 Mins read By Rabson Kondowe and Feston Malekezo (Lead Writers) “I thought I was going to die, I nearly gave birth on a ship,”… 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
TorchlightRICOM3 helps Nigerian women take ownership of their pregnancy journey; Here’s how By Nigeria Health Watch December 21, 2020 5 Mins read By Dr. Chibugo Okoli (Guest Writer) The maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated at 512 per 100,000 live births whilst non-communicable… Read more