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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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Local Voices Driving Trust and Demand for Polio Vaccines in Bauchi and Kebbi States

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 8, 2025

Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writer) In Northern Nigeria, where health systems often come face to face with socio-cultural beliefs, change does not arrive in white coats or government-issued badges. It comes in sandals, sits on prayer mats, and speaks the local language. April 2025 was not just another month in Nigeria’s long battle against polio; […]

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Fire, Leaks, and Birthing on Floors: A Glimpse into Maitumbi’s Failing PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 8, 2025

At a primary healthcare centre in Maitumbi, Niger State, women give birth on the floor, rain pours on patients through leaking roofs, and a fire-damaged section has remained untouched for years, despite being a designated Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) facility. Maitumbi’s UBE PHC is a Level 2 facility that sees around 20 patients […]

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Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 6, 2025

Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring legacy, resilience, and leadership of African women. However, as we celebrated, we also confronted a lingering truth: far too many pregnant and breastfeeding women in Africa are still left behind in HIV prevention […]

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A Network of People Living with HIV Fighting Stigma in Plateau State

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 4, 2025

Dorcas Daniel Tyena (Lead writer) About 80% of new HIV infections in Nigeria are sexually transmitted from unprotected consensual intercouse. While some are diagnosed with the virus at birth, others, like Rose Gyang, 45, contracted it through rape. Nine years ago, Zadchlo International Foundation (ZIF), a nonprofit organisation working to improve the quality of life […]

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The UHC Gap: Where Are Older Citizens in Health Sector Reforms?

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 2, 2025

In July 2025, Nigeria mourned the passing of several distinguished figures. Among them were former President Muhammadu Buhari, 82; the revered Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, 91; and celebrated former Super Eagles coach, Monday Sinclair, 88. What united their passing was not just their national significance, but that they lived well into their 80s […]

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