Press ReleaseWHO launches first World report on vision By Nigeria Health Watch October 10, 2019 3 Mins read More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions… Read more
Thought LeadershipVision First - Universal Eye Health for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch October 10, 2019 4 Mins read The value of vision in our daily living is tremendous. However, many of us tend to take our eyesight for granted, until… Read more
Thought Leadership59: Great Lofty Heights Unattained By Nigeria Health Watch October 1, 2019 6 Mins read Editor’s Note: As Nigeria celebrates its 59th year of Independence, Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor reflects on Nigeria’s healthcare journey through the lens of… Read more
Press ReleasedRPC PACFaH@Scale Fellow among 2019 Goalkeepers By Nigeria Health Watch September 26, 2019 2 Mins read A research fellow of the Development Research and Project Centre’s Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health at Scale (dRPC PACFaH@Scale)… Read more
Press ReleaseWHO Director-General calls on world leaders to support Universal Health Coverage high-level meeting By Nigeria Health Watch September 3, 2019 2 Mins read I have just returned from a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to review… Read more
Press ReleaseStatement by WHO Director-General on World Health Day 2019 By Nigeria Health Watch April 7, 2019 2 Mins read WHO was born on 7 April 1948 with a clear and ambitious vision: a world in which all people enjoy the highest… Read more
Thought LeadershipFighting Fake Drugs Is Fighting For Universal Health Coverage: World Health Day 2019 – Op-Ed By Nigeria Health Watch April 5, 2019 4 Mins read Editor’s Note: This week’s Op-Ed comes from Howard Catton, CEO of The International Council of Nurses (ICN). Ahead of World Health Day… Read more
TorchlightUHCFurther Together: Collaboration for UHC in Africa by 2030 By Beti Baiye March 19, 2019 5 Mins read As we entered Rwanda’s airspace and began our final descent to the Kigali International airport, I looked out of my window, eager… Read more
Thought LeadershipUHCHealth is Primary and Universal: Priorities for Nigeria’s Health Sector in 2019 By Nigeria Health Watch January 11, 2019 8 Mins read 2019 in Nigeria is going to be quite a significant year, given the hotly contested presidential election taking place on February 16th… Read more
HealthPress Release2018 International Universal Health Coverage Day in Abuja By Nigeria Health Watch December 11, 2018 2 Mins read We welcome you to this historic press conference organized by a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and other professional associations in… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigeria Health Watch: Stronger Together in 2017 By Nigeria Health Watch January 11, 2017 5 Mins read As 2017 dawns, we at Nigeria Health Watch continue our advocacy for the health sector of Nigeria’s dreams with a deep sense… Read more
AfricaNHW EventsNigeriaThought LeadershipUniversal Health Coverage – President Buhari’s opportunity to become a national hero By Nigeria Health Watch August 11, 2015 4 Mins read This week’s guest blog comes from Robert Yates, an internationally recognized expert on progressive health financing. He works for Chatham House, the… Read more
Thought LeadershipWho remembers the Presidential Summit on Universal Healthcare? By Chikwe Ihekweazu April 21, 2015 2 Mins read A little over a year ago, on the 7th of March 2014, top level officials in the Nigerian health sector were called… Read more