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

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 28, 2026

Logistics Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind global good, designed to strengthen health and humanitarian supply chains in Africa and underserved markets, is calling on logistics buyers in Nigeria to participate in a sector-wide survey exploring the challenges, opportunities, and priorities shaping the logistics landscape, particularly within the health sector. Open to government agencies, humanitarian organizations, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical […]

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Nigeria’s Agricultural Commitments Must Deliver Better Nutrition

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 27, 2026

Imole Agunbiade and Maureen Moneke (Lead writers) According to World Bank data, Nigeria had 36.872 million hectares of arable land in 2023. Productive agriculture depends on farmers having security, reliable inputs, water, research, extension services, roads, storage and access to markets. Households, at the same time, need incomes that can keep pace with rising food […]

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What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

By Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo | July 25, 2026

The Andes Hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius gripped international attention with remarkable speed after the World Health Organization (WHO) received the first official notification of a cluster of severe respiratory illness aboard the expedition cruise ship on 2 May 2026. Round-the-clock news coverage tracked the vessel’s journey from the coast of West Africa […]

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In Kano, Arts and Craft Sessions Are Improving Menstrual Health for Women and Girls

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 24, 2026

Hafsat Bello Every month, women gather for craft sessions in circles at the Sani Mai Unguwa ICT Centre in Dala Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano to learn hand stitching. But the most valuable skill they take home is how to protect their health using storytelling. What begins with needles and colourful threads ends with […]

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Another Office or a Stronger System? The Institutional Test for Nigeria’s Digital Health Agenda

By Christopher Bassey and Sheriff Gbadamosi | July 22, 2026

On 26 June 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the establishment of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO) and appointed Dr Obi Adigwe as its pioneer National Coordinator. The decision shows that the government now recognises the central role of digital systems and reliable data in health sector transformation. According to the […]

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