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The Real Test of Nigeria’s Health Reforms Is Whether PHCs Actually Work

Sep 21, 2026
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Niger State’s PHCs Are Screening Beyond TB. Can the Model Last?

Sep 19, 2026
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Nigeria Needs a Stronger Evidence System to Track Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Sep 17, 2026
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‘We Can’t Take Deliveries’: Shongo Hamma Health Post Leaves Pregnant Women Without Maternal Care in Gombe’s Akko Community

Sep 17, 2026
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Global Fund Report Shows Countries Fought to Protect Essential Health Services Despite Challenging Year

Sep 16, 2026
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Within the Lines: Komfot Health Provides Life-Saving Post-Abortion Care Amid Nigeria’s Unclear Laws

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 3, 2025

Chinonso Kenneth (Lead writer) When Cecilia Ahmadu began bleeding heavily, three days after performing a self-induced abortion, she knew something had gone wrong. “I was using more than three pads [daily] a few days after my abortion, I did not have anyone to talk to. I was worried and afraid,” Cecilia recalled. Abortions remain illegal […]

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Building Resilience: Can Nigeria Build a Stronger Health System in Tight Fiscal Times?

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 1, 2025

Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Nigeria is at a critical juncture in advancing health financing reforms to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Despite recent progress, public spending on health remains insufficient, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments account for approximately 75-76% of total health spending which is among the highest in the world, continuing to pose […]

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Global Health Leaders Unite in Bogotá to Confront Rights and Funding Challenges

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 29, 2025

The world’s largest sexual and reproductive health conference, ICFP 2025, will spotlightevidence-based solutions advancing access, equity, and autonomy worldwide. Amid the biggest crossroads for reproductive rights in a generation, world leaders, researchers, and advocates will converge in Bogotá for the Seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025) — the world’s largest convening on family […]

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Maternal Deaths in Nigeria: When Systemic Neglect Meets Medical Complications

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 29, 2025

Aaron Bawala (Lead writer) When my wife went into labour at night in June 2025, I was fortunate to be there to support her. As the hours passed, I watched her endure the excruciating pain of labour contractions. The experience was both humbling and terrifying, but amidst it all, I felt deeply grateful that I […]

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Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Becoming Untreatable and a New Study Shows Why

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 28, 2025

Imole Agunbiade and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) When Emeka (not his real name) began showing symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection (STI), specifically a burning sensation during urination, he felt embarrassed and, like many others, sought a quick remedy from a patent medicine vendor who gave him a broad-spectrum antibiotic. However, the treatment did not […]

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