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In Kaduna Communities, Tailors Are Bridging the Family Planning Trust Gap

Jun 29, 2026
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Ekiti State Deploys Digital Solutions and Sustainable Financing to Expand Maternal Health Access

Jun 27, 2026
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Trust Returns to Gurjiya PHC After Solar Battery Theft Resolution, Yet Accountability Concerns Persist

Jun 25, 2026
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How Antibiotic Abuse Fuel Deaths in Ghana: Pharmacies and street hawkers aid prescription disaster

Jun 25, 2026
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NACA, Global Fund and Partners to Convene National Close-Out Meeting on COVID-19 Response Mechanism Investments in Nigeria

Jun 24, 2026
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Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 24, 2023

X-raying presidential candidates’ plan for health. How Pate’s Appointment As Gavi CEO Will Benefit Nigeria‘s Health Sector. Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth- UN agencies. Prioritise healthcare, coalition tells political parties. FCCPC Domesticates PBoR In Abuja Varsity Teaching Hospital. Nigeria faces stunted generation, now number two for malnourished kids says Bloomberg. […]

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Connecting Nigeria: Five Ways Starlink Could Expand Access to Quality Health Services

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 22, 2023

By Chibuike Alagboso and Beti Baiye (Lead Writers) Starlink, the internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched in Nigeria three weeks ago with a lot of excitement and expectations. In a tweet, President Muhammadu Buhari noted that the new service would bring Nigeria’s internet penetration to 100%. This suggests that no matter where people […]

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Returning to Heal: How Regions Healthcare is Improving Access to Quality Care in Imo State and Beyond

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 21, 2023

There is a reverse side to Nigeria’s medical brain drain. Healthcare professionals from the diaspora are showing their readiness to come back home and establish medical facilities. Dr Chinonso Egemba and Regions Healthcare are excellent examples of what it is like to take advantage of this ‘brain gain’ to support the growth of Nigeria’s health […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 February 2023

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 17, 2023

NHIA ACT: FG Inaugurates Committee On Operational Guidelines. PSN seeks legislation to redress drug scarcity in public hospitals. Need to Improve Access to Micronutrient Supplements for Pregnant Women in Nigeria. Funding difficulties impede family planning service provision ― FG. NAFDAC destroys products worth N326m in Nasarawa. Meningitis kills 38 in Jigawa. Mpox remains public health […]

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Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act’s Implementation

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 15, 2023

By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Professor Mohammed Sambo, inaugurated a committee to develop the NHIA Operational Guidelines. As the committee works to meet the 4-week deadline they have been given, here are learnings from Ghana […]

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