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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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West African Health Organisation Supports Roundtable on Financing Lassa Fever Vaccine Development during the World Health Summit in Berlin (Germany)

Oct 10, 2026
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Niger State’s PHCs Are Screening Beyond TB. Can the Model Last?

By Guest Author | September 19, 2026

Uche Ralph-Opara and Kenneth Ojobor (Guest writers) Zariya Hashiru was pregnant when she was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in the Napu community, Niger State. She feared that the medicines would harm her unborn baby. Diagnosing the disease was therefore only the first step. Health workers counselled and followed up with her for five weeks before […]

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Nigeria Needs a Stronger Evidence System to Track Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

By Yasir Bakare and Guest Author | September 17, 2026

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Toluwani Oluwatola (Lead writers) The National Health Insurance Authority(NHIA) announced in July 2026 that enrolment had reached 22.03 million people. For nearly two decades under the National Health Insurance Scheme, coverage remained below 5%of the population. Yet, as coverage grows, a different set of questions begins to emerge. Are insured Nigerians […]

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 17, 2026

A building may be fit for purpose, but without the equipment, utilities and services needed to function, it offers little promise to the thousands who depend on it. This is the reality of Shongo Hamma Health Post in Akko Local Government Area (LGA) in Gombe State. For many women in Shongo Hamma, these limitations affect […]

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Global Fund Report Shows Countries Fought to Protect Essential Health Services Despite Challenging Year

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 16, 2026

The Global Fund partnership has now helped save 72 million lives since 2002, with this year’s Results Report highlighting how country and community leadership, innovation and partnership helped protect essential services and safeguard decades of progress against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria amid unprecedented global health challenges. GENEVA – Countries and partners showed remarkable resilience […]

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E-MOTIVE’s Calibrated Drapes Are Helping Kaduna Health Workers Detect Postpartum Haemorrhage Earlier

By Mahdi Garba | September 15, 2026

Raliya Shehu had experienced heavy bleeding after each of her previous eight deliveries, so when she arrived at Hajiya Gambo General Hospital in Zaria, Kaduna, preparing to give birth to her ninth child, she was already feeling anxious. The health workers who were caring for her were aware of her history. Before her baby was […]

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