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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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What Nigeria Can Learn from Kaduna’s Pause on Zipline Drone Vaccine Delivery

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 15, 2025

Habibat Ohunene Lawal and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) In global health security, speed can determine whether lives are saved or lost. From transporting blood to a mother in critical condition to delivering vaccines during an outbreak, timely access to essential medical supplies is non-negotiable. Around the world, innovations in health logistics are shaping what is […]

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Global UNVEIL Initiative Launches to Fast‑Track Lassa fever Vaccine Development

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 15, 2025

GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Galveston National Laboratory have been awarded up to $6.4 million in funding to support an international research consortium to crack one of the toughest problems in infectious disease science: determining which immune responses protect people against Lassa fever. This funding was awarded as part of […]

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Kujama PHC Faces Drug Stockouts and Patient Neglect Amid Renovations

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 14, 2025

Every morning, women who are pregnant or with sick children arrive and line up at Kujama Primary Healthcare (PHC), Tudun Wada in Kaduna, but often leave with nothing more than a prescription and frustration. While renovations are ongoing to improve infrastructure, key barriers remain. Lack of essential drugs, insufficient space, and overcrowded wards impact the […]

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Strengthening Lassa Fever Vaccine Research and Trial Capacity in West Africa

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 13, 2025

Ibukun Oguntola and Oluomachukwu Omeje (Lead writers) In West Africa, Lassa fever remains a persistent and recurring health threat, causing hundreds of deaths each year and underscoring urgent need for sustained investment in research and vaccine manufacturing capacity. In the first five months of 2025 alone, Nigeria reported over 717 confirmed cases and 138 deaths, […]

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Increasing Access: ASHIA Cracks the Code on Health Insurance for Anambra’s Informal Sector

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 11, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Men in oil-stained overalls, shouting vehicle conductors and market women rushing to catch a Keke — a commercial tricycle. Nothing about this chaos at Caeli Park in Awka suggests that health insurance is being quietly rolled out. But that is exactly what is happening. Sunday Nwankwo, a taxi driver, was not feeling himself […]

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