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Curated Conversations: Dr Abasi Ene-Obong on Why Nigeria Must Own Its Genomic Future

Nov 04, 2026
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How Communities Connect Mothers to Skilled Care in The Gambia’s North Bank Region and Nigeria’s Jigawa State

Nov 02, 2026
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Less Waiting, Less Waste: Kaizen Institute Is Improving Pharmacy Services Across Kaduna PHCs

Oct 31, 2026
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The 2026 Future of Health Conference Should Make Innovation Count for Nigerians

Oct 29, 2026
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Nigeria Health Watch’s Future of Health Conference 2026 to Champion Scaling Health Innovations  for Impact

Oct 28, 2026
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Less Aid. Tougher Choices. What Lies Ahead for the Next Global Fund Executive Director?

By Vivianne Ihekweazu and Chibuike Alagboso | October 28, 2026

This week, the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria meets in Geneva to appoint its next Executive Director. Five finalists remain from a global search launched in February 2026. Whoever is chosen at the 56th Board Meeting, scheduled for 28 to 30 October, will take office in the first quarter […]

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Nigeria Health Watch and ACIOE Foundation Launch New Phase of Maternal Health Advocacy Project to Advance Policy Action and Investment in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 27, 2026

Nigeria Health Watch, in partnership with ACIOE Foundation and with support from MSD for Mothers, has commenced a new phase of the Maternal Health Advocacy and Communications (MHAC) Project, aimed at advancing policy action, strategic communications and sustainable investment in proven maternal health interventions across Nigeria. The 24-month initiative, running from September 2026 to August […]

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Civil Society Is Turning 7-1-7 Data into Advocacy for Faster Outbreak Response

By Ibukun Oguntola and Adachi Ekeh | October 26, 2026

At about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 October, I was finishing this article’s first draft when my phone lit up. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare announced a confirmed Ebola case in Nigeria. The news gave fresh urgency to the questions driving this article. How quickly can Nigeria detect, report and respond to an […]

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First participants vaccinated with Oxford’s CEPI-backed Lassa shot in Ghana

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 26, 2026

Landmark new research has launched in Ghana assessing the University of Oxford’s promising vaccine candidate against Lassa fever, the deadly viral disease which affects hundreds of thousands across West Africa each year. The first participants were vaccinated yesterday at the Kintampo Health Research Centre in Central Ghana to provide additional data on the safety of […]

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Using Needles, Threads and Art, Girls in Kano Communities Learn About Sexual and Reproductive Health

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 25, 2026

Hadiza Musa Seventy-six girls from Dala, Wudil and Ghari Local Government Areas of Kano State are putting their reproductive health knowledge into action, taking lessons learned through the 6-month Furanni programme organised by Nigeria Health Watch in partnership with Five Cowries Art Education Initiative. The programme concluded with graduation ceremonies held between 7 and 9 […]

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