Follow us
Nigeria Health Watch
Follow us:
Subscribe to our Newsletter
breadcrumb banner

Articles

Search

Categories

Recent Posts

Post Image

‘Garden in a Box’ Initiative is Helping Pregnant Women Eat Nutritious Food While Building Self-Reliance Through Gardening

Jun 01, 2026
Post Image

“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths

May 30, 2026
Post Image

How the Enable Study Is Building Clinical Trial Capacity and Epidemic Readiness in Bauchi State

May 29, 2026
Post Image

One Vision, One Future: Why Africa's Health Financing Is a Global Reset

May 27, 2026
Post Image

The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

May 25, 2026
Blog Image 9 Apr

Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th April 2021

By | April 9, 2021

Lagos, Ogun lead as 964,387 people get COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19: We’re confident in AstraZeneca’s ability to save lives — FG. COVID-19: Nigerian govt gives states condition to halt vaccination. FG re-Invites striking resident doctors. Bird flu hits Kano, Kaduna, 5 other Nigerian states, NCDC Says. HIV: As treatment access drops, Nigeria loses 15% children, adolescent […]

Read More
Blog Image 8 Apr

World Health Day: Group Demands Equitable Health System for Women, Children

By | April 8, 2021

Civil society organizations of the PACFaH@Scale project are demanding for improved equitable health system that will carter for the wellbeing of women and children in Nigeria as key requirement to move the nation out of its current poor health indices. In a statement signed by Dr Ejike Oji, Project Director of the Association for the […]

Read More
Blog Image 6 Apr

Nigerians deserve better oral health; Here’s what we must do to get it

By | April 6, 2021

By Toluwani Oluwatola (Guest Writer) Globally, March 20 is set by the International Federation of Dentists to celebrate oral health and raise awareness about oral health. Since its inception in 2013, every year has been marked by a theme to call individuals and governments to take action for oral health. This year’s theme is ‘Be Proud […]

Read More
Blog Image 2 Apr

Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd April 2021

By | April 2, 2021

Resident doctors begin nationwide strike over welfare issues. COVID-19: Nigeria vaccinates over 800,000 people. FG recovers N49.7bn debt, to spend N296bn on COVID-19 vaccination–Minister. FCTA begins COVID-19 vaccination of journalists to enhance public confidence. FG restates commitment to child spacing, health sector funding. Japan to donate $18.2 million to the Nigerian health sector. About 3M […]

Read More
Blog Image 31 Mar

Poor Quality Maternal Medicines: The slippery slope to maternal deaths in Nigeria

By | March 31, 2021

By Olajide Adelana – Lead writer Balarabe Danladi Zakariya, a resident of Gabari, Kano State thinks he is jinxed and the reason is not far-fetched. He was married twice and lost both his wives in childbirth. His first marriage had a sweet beginning until his wife, Lami, died of breast cancer months after giving birth […]

Read More