Free Emergency Obstetric Care is Easing the Cost of Childbirth Complications in Bauchi

Talatu had waited months to welcome her daughter Fatsima’s first child. But after Fatsima went into labour, she had a seizure on the way to the hospital. The family arrived at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital in Azare, Bauchi, around midnight. Doctors diagnosed Fatsima with eclampsia, a life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterised […]

The Long Life We Wished For: Can Older Nigerians Get the Care They Need?

Beti Baiye (Guest Writer) LLNP, or Long Life and Prosperity, is a common birthday wish expressing hope for a long, fulfilling life. However, given that Nigeria’s life expectancy at birth ranks among the lowest globally, we need to ask if we are building a health system that helps people reach old age and ensures they […]

Future of Health Conference 2026 From Innovation to Impact: The Future of Health is Now

Ending River Blindness in Kaduna Means Reaching Those Left Behind

At a recent policy dialogue on river blindness, held in Kaduna and convened by Nigeria Health Watch and the Kaduna State Ministry of Health, a local government Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) officer described a familiar problem. Community drug distributors (CDDs) arrive during the farming season, when some residents are away working. People who might willingly […]

World Heart Day: Nigeria can bring sickle cell care closer to children

Jagat Narula and Bente Mikkelsen (Guest writers) Last week at the United Nations, the Governments of Nigeria and Uganda, with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Africa CDC, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease, launched OneSCD, the first global partnership dedicated to sickle cell disease (SCD). Nigeria was […]