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

Aug 31, 2026
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Finding Ebola Earlier: Can Village-Based Surveillance Strengthen DRC’s Outbreak Response?

Aug 29, 2026
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eHealth Africa, Nigeria Health Watch Officially Launch Insights Learning Forum 2026 Report

Aug 28, 2026
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For Lazuru Tudai Residents in Kaduna, Accessing Healthcare Means a Long Journey to an Unsafe PHC

Aug 27, 2026
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Women Are Transforming the Global Health Workforce, But Not Yet Its Leadership

Aug 26, 2026
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Radio Messaging to Boost PHC Use in Niger’s Hard-to-Reach Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 28, 2025

In March 2025, Nigeria Health Watch launched the Integrated Community Listening in Niger state, an initiative aimed to amplify citizen voices, strengthen health systems, support risk communication, promote community engagement, improve health-seeking behaviours, and Primary Healthcare (PHC) service delivery and accountability. ​ The data from six local governments, including Lapai, Agaie, Wushishi, Tafa, Suleja and […]

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Optimising Immunisation Financing Is Key to Nigeria’s Child Health Goals

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 27, 2025

Ibukun Oguntola and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) “I believe the children are our future.” This iconic lyric, immortalised by Whitney Houston, resonates deeply for Nigeria, a country where nearly half the population is under the age of 15. With one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, Nigeria’s future is inextricably tied to the health and wellbeing […]

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Masaki: A Community’s Approach to Ending Hunger and Malnutrition in Jigawa State

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 25, 2025

Mahdi Garba and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) Every Wednesday for the past four years, Abdulrahman Hannatu, a trained community health worker with the Masaki nutrition programme, wakes up at exactly 5:45 a.m., gets dressed, and prepares for the day’s nutrition class near the Danmasara community ward head’s residence. During the weekly class, Hannatu and her assistant […]

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Dije Bala PHC Battles Rising Demand with One Delivery Couch and Five Health Workers

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 22, 2025

Every day, expectant mothers in Suleja face a troubling reality at Dije Bala Primary Healthcare (PHC) – too many patients, only five staff, and one delivery couch. For many of them, childbirth here means sharing space in crowded wards, which is not ideal. “One delivery couch is not enough,” Hauwa Muhammad, the Officer-in-Charge, explained. “Most […]

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Beyond Promises: Putting Communities at the Centre of Health and Universal Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 22, 2025

Imole Agunbiade (Lead writer) The state of Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare (PHC) system is concerning. Despite its vital role, only one-in-five facilities nationwide are fully functional. Most of these centres cannot provide essential services, struggling with poor staffing, faulty infrastructure, a lack of essential drugs, and poor-quality healthcare. In Nigeria today, few issues command as much […]

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