Thought LeadershipDeveloping a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought By Sonia Biose March 18, 2024 3 Mins read In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation,… Read more
TorchlightI-WASH: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Kebbi State By Nigeria Health Watch May 22, 2023 5 Mins read By Misbahu El-Hamza and Dabri Ohanu Olohije Murjanatu Usman is a 35-year-old mother of eight living in Sauwa community in Argungu Local… Read more
TorchlightWASH in PHCs – How Fulfilling Evidence Gaps Contributes to Improved Policy and Practice By Nigeria Health Watch February 9, 2022 4 Mins read By Oguntola Ibukun & Dara Ajala-Damisa Nigeria is among the countries where about 17% of health care facilities had no access to… Read more
TorchlightFrom a Fact-Finding Visit to Providing Safe Water for Sauka Community By Chibuike Alagboso February 7, 2022 5 Mins read Big things every so often start in small ways. Louis Pasteur may never have fully conceived the far reaching effects of his… Read more
Thought LeadershipImproving WASH in Nigeria's Underserved Communities By Beti Baiye June 23, 2021 5 Mins read Yimitu is a low-income community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. A significant part of its population is made up… Read more
Thought LeadershipHandwashing - A Lifesaver Too Many Have Had to Live Without: OpEd By Nigeria Health Watch April 15, 2020 4 Mins read By Dr. Adaeze Oreh (Guest Writer) Two million, sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred people — that is the number of persons currently infected with the… Read more
Thought LeadershipIn the shadow of Climate Change: The need to focus on better water quality in Nigeria By Thelma Chioma Abeku March 18, 2020 6 Mins read Editor’s Note: For World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22nd, Nigeria Health Watch Events Manager Thelma Thomas writes this Thought Leadership… Read more
TorchlightLessons for Bida: Three approaches that may solve Niger state’s public sanitation dilemma By Bashar Abubakar August 7, 2018 7 Mins read The Katsina family of Bida will probably never forget June 20th 2018. Just before 8 p.m. on that day, Mr. Farouk Katsina… Read more