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Weekend Closures Put Mende PHC Patients at Risk in Lagos

Jul 31, 2026
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Nigeria Has a Lead Elimination Policy. Communities Need to See It Working

Jul 29, 2026
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Logistics Marketplace calls on Nigeria’s logistics buyers to participate in survey for a new industry report

Jul 28, 2026
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Nigeria’s Agricultural Commitments Must Deliver Better Nutrition

Jul 27, 2026
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What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

Jul 25, 2026
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A New Dawn in Healthcare: Mandating Health Insurance for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 9, 2025

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to enrol their employees under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) marks a significant policy inflection point in Nigeria’s universal health coverage (UHC) journey. It moves health insurance from the realm of voluntary uptake into […]

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West African Leaders Commit to Advance Lassa Fever Vaccine For the Region

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 9, 2025

In an historic moment for regional solidarity and leadership, West African Ministers of Health pledge their joint commitment to advance the development of, and readiness for, much-needed vaccines against Lassa fever in recognition of the significant threat to regional health security posed by the disease. On September 8, 2025, Ministers of Health from across the […]

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Communities Act Against Hunger and Malnutrition in Uganda and South Sudan

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 8, 2025

This article is a joint publication by Nigeria Health Watch and Solutions Now Africa, to share lessons from community-driven nutrition interventions across Africa. A group of mothers gather to share learnings on how their recently planted gardens are performing in the remote villages of Panyagara, in Uganda’s northeastern district of Kotido. “We all planted in […]

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When the Law Limits Choice: Nigeria’s Policies are Undermining Sexual Justice

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 6, 2025

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer) Every law is meant to protect, but what happens when the same laws deny people the right to have autonomy over their bodies? In Nigeria and across the world, sexual and reproductive health policies must be adapted to the realities that women and girls face today, otherwise, what should serve […]

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Her Strength in Every Story: How Art and AdvocacyReframes Women’s Health in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 5, 2025

Adanna Opara and Mauren Moneke (Lead Writers) In a world where health policy conversations all too often begin with data and end with budget lines, it is easy to forget that the people most affected by health system failures are not statistics, but real people with lived experiences and an urgent need for improved healthcare. […]

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