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10 Mar

Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 10, 2026

Dr Adachi Ekeh, Dr Aishat Usman, Dr Achille Batonon, Dr Virgil Lokossou (Lead writers)In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard for immigration posts, leaders from Benin and Nigeria gathered around a shared truth: Vectors do not recognise borders. Elimination efforts cannot either. Convened by the West African Health Organization (WAHO), the 2026 Benin–Nigeria […]

6 Mar

A Revamped Health Centre Brings Care Closer to Sarkin Kura in Kano

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 6, 2026

For years, childbirth in Sarkin Kura community meant confronting danger. The journey to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) was often filled with uncertainty, and for many women, labour that began at night meant delivering without skilled medical support. Today, that story is gradually changing. For residents like Lawan Ali, the chairman of persons with disabilities […]

6 Mar

Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 6, 2026

Asari Ndem (Lead writer) Rights are not real until they can be enforced, until a woman can report abuse without stigma, a survivor can access care and legal aid, and a girl can seek health and protection services without discrimination, cost barriers, or shame. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 is a justice moment that calls […]

6 Mar

Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria’s Health and Development

By Zubaidia Ibrahim | March 6, 2026

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer)With less than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress on gender equality remains tremendously slow. The World Economic Forum states that68.8% of the global gender gap has been closed, and full parity is still 123 years away. In Nigeria, the situation is even more critical. Nigeria ranked […]

5 Mar

How Door-to-Door Community Mobilisers Are Rebuilding Routine Immunisation in Kebbi

By Tzar Oluigbo | March 5, 2026

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) On a dusty afternoon in Rafin Bauna, a community in Aleiro Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Rashida Abdullahi, a Volunteer Community Mobiliser (VCM), adjusts her veil and steps into another compound. She has already visited three homes today. In one, a mother asked what to do if a child develops […]

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Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?

A Revamped Health Centre Brings Care Closer to Sarkin Kura in Kano

Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria

Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria’s Health and Development

How Door-to-Door Community Mobilisers Are Rebuilding Routine Immunisation in Kebbi