TorchlightClosing the Gap: Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch March 23, 2026 6 Mins read Mahdi Garba and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula… Read more
Thought LeadershipAssessing Service Readiness of Facilities under the Bauchi State Social Health Insurance Scheme By Nigeria Health Watch January 14, 2023 5 Mins read By Joy Ikott (Lead Writer) State Health Insurance Schemes are a vehicle through which State governments seek to achieve Universal Health Coverage… Read more
Thought LeadershipUHCThe human cost of the lingering NHIS debacle By Chibuike Alagboso May 20, 2019 4 Mins read Jocelyne Agbo still thinks about the death of little Aliyu. The questions keep recurring – “Did he die because his father didn’t… Read more
Thought LeadershipWetin be Universal Health Coverage? By Nigeria Health Watch August 23, 2018 6 Mins read In the push for global health reforms, no initiative has been as uniting as the call for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Governments… Read more
Thought LeadershipWhat’s the BHCPF got to do with it? – The Universal Health Coverage Dialogue By Nigeria Health Watch March 22, 2018 7 Mins read The setting was cosy, but the goal was clear: the participants who attended the Nigeria Health Watch policy dialogue on Universal Health… Read more
Thought LeadershipGreat Expectations for Nigeria’s Health Sector: Top Five Priorities in 2018 By Nigeria Health Watch January 11, 2018 6 Mins read Every new year comes with high expectations, with the hopes of new opportunities to make a difference in the Nigerian health sector… Read more