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Three Months After Speaking Out, Indabo Residents Still Await Improved PHC Services

Jun 18, 2026
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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

Jun 17, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

Jun 16, 2026
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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

Jun 08, 2026
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Sierra Leone’s Mpox Surge Puts Africa’s Epidemic Preparedness to the Test

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 16, 2025

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead Writers) The Mpox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) continues to make an unsettling return across several communities in West and Central African countries, with Sierra Leone becoming the latest hotspot. Sierra Leone has faced the previous emergence of mpox cases, but none that escalated into an outbreak of […]

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Nigeria Sponsors Resolution on Strengthening Health Financing Globally at the 78th World Health Assembly

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 14, 2025

Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The development of the health sector in Nigeria is widely regarded as primarily a health financing challenge, that is how does a society allocate its limited resources to achieve the best possible outcomes in health and health care? Consider the story of Grace, who runs a small food stall in Onitsha […]

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In Nigeria’s Water Tug of War, Cleanliness and Access Collide

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 13, 2025

Asari Ndem and Rejoice Daniel (Lead Writers) In the quiet, peri-urban community of Kuje in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Amina Hassan, 34, wakes up at 4 a.m. each day to join a long queue to fetch water. Her water source? A shallow, visibly contaminated well which is the only option for her household of six […]

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How Bunkure Residents’ Voice Turned a Healthcare Problem into Collective Triumph

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 12, 2025

Following a town hall meeting held by Nigeria Health Watch in Bunkure, Kano State, underlying issues, including lack of drugs, poor health workers’ attitudes, and misuse of Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) health cards were uncovered. Bunkure PHC, a Level 2 facility in Kano State, serves thousands across nearby communities. Despite its critical […]

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The Pandemic Agreement is Signed: Will it Deliver Justice for Africa?

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 11, 2025

Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writer) The final Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) negotiations must be the true test of global equity in health. Sometimes, it is not immediately obvious that history is being made, but this time, it was. Amid enthusiastic applause, the new Pandemic Agreement, a legal instrument, was finally adopted by 194 Member States […]

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