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Nigeria’s Flood Season is Here. How Are We Protecting Children Before Disaster Strikes?

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Finding Ebola Earlier: Can Village-Based Surveillance Strengthen DRC’s Outbreak Response?

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eHealth Africa, Nigeria Health Watch Officially Launch Insights Learning Forum 2026 Report

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For Lazuru Tudai Residents in Kaduna, Accessing Healthcare Means a Long Journey to an Unsafe PHC

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Women Are Transforming the Global Health Workforce, But Not Yet Its Leadership

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Curbing Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis Through Strengthened Food Fortification Channels

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 20, 2025

Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis has left approximately 32% of children under five stunted, highlighting an ongoing public health crisis and a need to strengthen food fortification.  At the recent Nigeria Health Watch Nutrition Roundtable, titled “Fortifying Nigeria’s Future: Strengthening Nutrition Through Local Solutions,” stakeholders addressed the urgent challenges of […]

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Standing at the Hourglass: Reflections on Nigeria’s National Health Financing Dialogue 2025

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 18, 2025

Professor Chima Ariel Onoka (Guest Writer)Professor of Public Health & Health Systems Economics There are rare moments in an academic’s life when the steady accumulation of theory and evidence unfolds into real national reforms. After years of studying how financing shapes access, quality, and equity in health systems, I found myself in one of those […]

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Dorawar Na’abba PHC Partially Operates Without Drugs, Water Or Toilets

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 18, 2025

Sickness is not the only battle patients face at Dorawar Na’abba Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. Pregnant women wait for antenatal care without access to a restroom, children line up for vaccinations while staff fetch water from nearby homes, and patients often leave without receiving their […]

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From Clinics to Communities, Health Workers Can Defeat the Silent Pandemic of AMR

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 17, 2025

Chibuike Alagboso and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is often called a “silent pandemic”, but the numbers are anything but silent. An April 2025 study showed that in 2022 alone, more than 3 million children lost their lives to AMR-related infections. This staggering loss highlights the urgent need for stronger global and […]

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Telemedicine is Advancing Quality Care and Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 15, 2025

Olaoluwa Olatunde and Sonia Biose (Lead writers) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) hinges on the fundamental principle that individuals should be able to access the full range of “quality” healthcare, without suffering financial hardship. A key element of “quality healthcare” is timeliness, reducing wait times and preventing harmful delays for both patient and providers. The typical […]

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