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By | December 29, 2025

Keeping Noma Under Control: Why Nigeria Must Not Lose Momentum

Dr. Adachi Ekeh and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) For too long, noma has remained a disease of silence, devastating children in extremely poor and socially excluded communities. In Nigeria, the infection disproportionately affects children living in extreme poverty, where weak health systems and delayed care allow the disease to progress rapidly. Without timely treatment, noma […]

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Communities Act Against Hunger and Malnutrition in Uganda and South Sudan

By | September 8, 2025

This article is a joint publication by Nigeria Health Watch and Solutions Now Africa, to share lessons from community-driven nutrition interventions across Africa. A group of mothers gather to share learnings on how their recently planted gardens are performing in the remote villages of Panyagara, in Uganda’s northeastern district of Kotido. “We all planted in […]

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By | March 22, 2024

Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Will Reduce Maternal. Child Mortality-UNICEF. Pharmaceutical firms to address tech gaps in vaccine sector. UNAIDS to reduce AIDS-related deaths to 250,000 by 2025 – Report. Chicken Pox Outbreak: AMAC sends response team to affected community. UNICEF Demands Improved Funding Of Health Insurance. WHO raises concern over fresh cases of TB in Nigeria. […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 1st December 2023

By | December 1, 2023

Medical stakeholders meet to implement WHO’s 2030 rehabilitation agenda. World AIDS Day: Nigeria progressing towards ending AIDS as public health problem-NACA boss. Anambra govt intensifies fight against quack doctors. Child Malnutrition Rises By 160% In Northeastern Nigeria, Says FHI360. 2024 Budget must prioritize education, healthcare – Speaker Abbas. Mpox outbreak in DRC may spread — […]

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