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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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The Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge — Where Winning Should Save Lives

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 25, 2024

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Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writer) “Pregnant women and patients requiring medical care are compelled to embark on a two kilometre journey to access…

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Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector

By Ibukun Oguntola

April 22, 2024

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The Nigerian health sector is severely underfunded. Each budget year, the majority of health advocates lament the federal government’s inability to meet…

Federal Ministry of Health in Collaboration with USAID funded EpiC Project Hosts a National Dialogue on Medical Oxygen Security

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 5, 2023

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In response to the critical need for ensuring medical oxygen security in the face of evolving public health challenges, the Federal Ministry…

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HealthForAll in Nigeria: Four Key Milestones to Build Resilient Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage

By Kemisola Agbaoye

April 8, 2023

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Every year on the 7th of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day (WHD), a day set aside to…

Doctors for Change: From a WhatsApp Group to a Movement

By Beti Baiye

November 28, 2022

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It can be quite devastating when your doctor tells you that the specialist care you urgently need is not available in Nigeria….

The Lagos State Ilera Eko Scheme: A Baseline Assessment to Strengthen Service Delivery in Health Facilities

By Nigeria Health Watch

September 19, 2022

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By Beti Baiye and Thelma Thomas Abeku (Lead Writers) From establishing the National Health Scheme Act to improving upon it with the…