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Enhancing Lassa Fever Medical Countermeasures in West Africa

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 24, 2025

Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Lassa fever remains one of the most pressing public health threats in West Africa. According to the Africa CDC, the viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) infects between 100,000 and 300,000 people annually, with thousands of deaths recorded across the region. Nigeria and neighbouring countries bear the brunt of recurring outbreaks, with significant […]

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IntegratE Project Boosts Community Access to Family Planning Services in Kano

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 22, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) For more than five years, Dauda Musa has run a patent medicine shop in Rano Local Government Area (LGA), Kano. In 2023, after receiving formal training through the IntegratE project, he began offering family planning services, an example of how building the capacity of patent medicine vendors can improve access to […]

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From Palace to People: Traditional Leaders Drive Family Planning in Kano State

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 21, 2025

Hadiza Mohammed and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) In the Rano Emirate of Kano State, the phrase ‘family planning’ is still being fought against, as it is seen as an imposition of western ideologies on the conservative community. Years back, the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, received backlash from residents of the state after he […]

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Curbing Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis Through Strengthened Food Fortification Channels

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 20, 2025

Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis has left approximately 32% of children under five stunted, highlighting an ongoing public health crisis and a need to strengthen food fortification.  At the recent Nigeria Health Watch Nutrition Roundtable, titled “Fortifying Nigeria’s Future: Strengthening Nutrition Through Local Solutions,” stakeholders addressed the urgent challenges of […]

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Standing at the Hourglass: Reflections on Nigeria’s National Health Financing Dialogue 2025

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 18, 2025

Professor Chima Ariel Onoka (Guest Writer)Professor of Public Health & Health Systems Economics There are rare moments in an academic’s life when the steady accumulation of theory and evidence unfolds into real national reforms. After years of studying how financing shapes access, quality, and equity in health systems, I found myself in one of those […]

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