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Finding Ebola Earlier: Can Village-Based Surveillance Strengthen DRC’s Outbreak Response?

Aug 29, 2026
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eHealth Africa, Nigeria Health Watch Officially Launch Insights Learning Forum 2026 Report

Aug 28, 2026
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For Lazuru Tudai Residents in Kaduna, Accessing Healthcare Means a Long Journey to an Unsafe PHC

Aug 27, 2026
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Women Are Transforming the Global Health Workforce, But Not Yet Its Leadership

Aug 26, 2026
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Nigeria's COVID-19 Investments Created an Opportunity to Strengthen the Health Infrastructure. Will the Country Sustain the Gains?

Aug 24, 2026
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Nigeria’s Malaria Burden Is Uneven: Why One-Size-Fits-All Interventions Fall Short

By Solomon Oladimeji | August 22, 2026

Nigeria’s malaria story is often told through the lens of the scale of the problem, because the country accounts for 24.3% of the global estimated malaria cases and 30.3% of the estimated deaths, as well as an estimated 54.6% of malaria cases in West Africa in 2024. Yet there is another story that is not […]

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How Furanni Is Helping Badiyya Make Healthier Choices During Pregnancy

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 20, 2026

Hadiza Musa For Badiyya Haruna, a mother of three from Kofar Kudu in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, learning how to navigate pregnancy safely has gone beyond routine antenatal care. Through the Furanni programme, implemented by Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Five Cowries Art Education, she has gained practical knowledge about […]

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Expanding Health Insurance Through Private Providers to Improve Maternal Health in Kaduna

By Maureen Moneke | August 19, 2026

Kaduna State, in the northwest part of Nigeria, is ramping up efforts to improve maternal and newborn survival as it struggles with a maternal mortality ratio of 452.6 deaths per 100,000 live births and a neonatal mortality rate of 63 deaths per 1,000 live births, through reforms aimed at strengthening health financing and expanding access […]

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Health Hubs Across Lagos Are Combining In-Person and Virtual Care to Tackle Non-communicable Diseases in Maternal Health

By Maureen Moneke and Tzar Oluigbo | August 17, 2026

In the heart of Balogun Market located in Lagos State, women gather at a health point to get their blood pressure and blood sugar level checked. This check, conducted by mDoc’s NudgeHub, provides community members with an opportunity to learn more about their health while offering routine health screenings that are often overlooked in their […]

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Can Nigeria Take Ownership of Its HIV Funding and Response as Donor Funding Continues to Contract?

By Uche Kennedy and Chinwendu Iroegbu | August 15, 2026

HIV funding in Nigeria was already under strain when HIV advocate Ivan Molina Aranibar opened a Global Fund satellite session at the International AIDS Conference 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He spoke for people often missing from rooms where decisions are made about the HIV response. “My story doesn’t matter at all,” he said, […]

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