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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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Three Months Later, Alkalawa Community Continues to Seek PHC Improvements

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 6, 2026

Every three months after initial town hall meetings, communities have an opportunity to determine whether the promises made following a health facility assessment had translated into action. Three months after residents of Alkalawa community in Kano State assessed their Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) through a community town hall meeting scorecard assessment, they reconvened in May […]

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Nigeria’s State Health Insurance Schemes Are Expanding. Enrolment Must Now Lead to Care

By Sheriff Gbadamosi and Kenneth Ibe | August 6, 2026

In February 2026, residents of Gyartai in Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State gathered to demand that their health post be upgraded to a Level 2 primary health care facility. Built to serve about 500 people, the facility now serves more than 10,000. At the time of the meeting, it had only two permanent […]

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How Market Doctors Are Bringing Primary Care Closer to Traders in Lagos

By Tzar Oluigbo | August 4, 2026

At the entrance to Tejuosho Market in Yaba, Lagos, a woman known as Sisi Alagbo sells locally prepared herbal mixtures, or agbo, to traders seeking relief from fever, stomach pain, body aches and fatigue. For people trying to avoid losing a day’s income, the mixtures are familiar and immediately available. Agbo is not a single […]

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Weekend Closures Put Mende PHC Patients at Risk in Lagos

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 31, 2026

Weekend closures at Mende PHC continue to put patients at risk, forcing pregnant women in labour and other emergency cases to seek care elsewhere, often at great financial and personal cost. For many families in the Mende community in the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, access to healthcare depends not only on illness […]

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Nigeria Has a Lead Elimination Policy. Communities Need to See It Working

By Habibat Lawal and Precious Ajayi | July 29, 2026

Lead poisoning from consumer products has gained renewed attention in Nigeria, following the launch of the National Policy and Action Plan on Lead Poisoning Elimination in 2025. People can be exposed to lead by inhaling contaminated air or dust, or ingesting contaminated soil, food or water. Informal battery recycling, e-waste dismantling, metal recovery and unsafe […]

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