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“I decided to be pregnant with my wife” – Men as nurturers for healthy pregnancy and delivery

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 6, 2021

Aloysius Chidiebere Ugwu (Lead Writer) In January 2020, in the middle of the dry season known as harmattan in Nigeria, I was in Kano state performing my duties as a health advocate when I received news from my wife which redefined my plans for the next nine months. “Babe, I think my body is changing, […]

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How Tayi PHC in Niger is increasing FP services through community-focused advocacy

By Bashar Abubakar | January 4, 2021

Habiba Aliyu, 20, gave birth to her first child in 2019 while preparing to begin her journey as a health worker. As a student at a health training institution in Niger State, Aliyu wants to become a Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW). ‘’All my life I wanted to be a health worker. That is my […]

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No Retreat No Surrender: Celebrating frontline responders in the fight against COVID-19 in Africa

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 30, 2020

By Beti Baiye & Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) It is not surprising that the fight against COVID-19 has introduced a great deal of military metaphors in the media globally. The world has been at war with a virus and from the outset, healthcare workers of different cadres have been at the frontline of defense between […]

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Sightsavers Nigeria: Fighting neglected tropical diseases through inclusive research

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 28, 2020

By Abdullahi Tsanni (Lead Writer) Trachoma is a major public health issue in 44 countries and the major cause of blindness or visual impairment affecting 1.9 million people globally. It spreads through direct and indirect contact with the discharge from an infected person’s hands, clothes, nose and eyes, or through infected flies. According to the […]

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Kaduna State pioneers procurement process for family planning commodities

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 23, 2020

Kaduna state has gotten a waiver to procure Family Planning (FP) commodities as the state’s demand for FP commodities increases. This makes Kaduna the first and only state with permission to directly procure family planning commodities in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (KPHCB), Hamza Abubakar, made this known during the Kaduna […]

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