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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

May 11, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

May 11, 2026
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Beauty Without Burden: Why Nigeria Must Keep Lead Out of Cosmetics

May 11, 2026
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Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection for HIV Prevention in Nigeria: The Real Test Is Access

May 11, 2026
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How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals

May 11, 2026
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Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria

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Asari Ndem (Lead writer) Rights are not real until they can be enforced, until a woman can report abuse without stigma, a survivor can access care and legal aid, and a girl can seek health and protection services without discrimination, cost barriers, or shame. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 is a justice moment that calls […]

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CEPI launches global plan to secure the future against epidemic and pandemic threats

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OSLO, 13 FEB—As deadly disease outbreaks become ever more frequent and disruptive, CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) is setting out a bold plan to transform the way the world tackles the most dangerous viral threats. The new five-year strategy—CEPI 3.0—was unveiled today as CEPI called on governments, philanthropies and partners to invest US$2.5 […]

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Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria’s Health and Development

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Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer)With less than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress on gender equality remains tremendously slow. The World Economic Forum states that68.8% of the global gender gap has been closed, and full parity is still 123 years away. In Nigeria, the situation is even more critical. Nigeria ranked […]

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Will States Deliver What Nigeria Needs to Beat Malaria by 2030?

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Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Nigeria has set an ambition to end malaria as a public health threat and align with a malaria-free future by 2030. But targets do not save lives; delivery does. At Nigeria Health Watch’s Health Misinformation Fellowship, Odinaka Obeta Kingsley, a young advocate, described losing a friend’s 14-year-old son to malaria. That […]

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Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?

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Dr Adachi Ekeh, Dr Aishat Usman, Dr Achille Batonon, Dr Virgil Lokossou (Lead writers)In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard for immigration posts, leaders from Benin and Nigeria gathered around a shared truth: Vectors do not recognise borders. Elimination efforts cannot either. Convened by the West African Health Organization (WAHO), the 2026 Benin–Nigeria […]

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