Follow us
Nigeria Health Watch
Follow us:
Subscribe to our Newsletter
breadcrumb banner

Articles

Search

Categories

Recent Posts

Post Image

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

Jun 18, 2026
Post Image

Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

Jun 17, 2026
Post Image

Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

Jun 16, 2026
Post Image

Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
Post Image

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

Jun 08, 2026
Blog Image 2 Jun

NHEA 2025 Announces PharmAccess SafeCare Award Categories; Unveils Nominees

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 2, 2025

The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) has announced the PharmAccess Foundation SafeCare Award categories as part of the upcoming NHEA 2025, making a decade of strategic collaboration between NHEA and PharmAccess Foundation. This long-standing partnership continually beams a spotlight on healthcare facilities that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to quality improvement and performance on the internationally […]

Read More
Blog Image 30 May

Ending Period Poverty in Nigeria: The Role Men Must Now Play

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 30, 2025

Precious Ajayi and Favour Ani (Lead Writers) For Hannah, a 13-year-old student in Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1), the arrival of her monthly period is a source of dread. Every month, she misses school rather than face the humiliating possibility of staining her uniform, which she fears would result in stigma and ridicule from her […]

Read More
Blog Image 30 May

Shango PHC: No Beds, No Light, No Hope

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 30, 2025

Fatima Muhammad, a 40-year-old mother of eight, recalled the night she pleaded with staff to keep the Shango Primary Health Care (PHC) facility open past closing hours, “my daughter collapsed, I had to beg them to stay open.” The narrowly escaped tragedy echoes the desperation of a community battling a crumbling healthcare system. With no […]

Read More
Blog Image 28 May

Women’s Health is a Human Right That Must Be Fought and Won

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 28, 2025

Onyinye Oranezi and Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writers)As you are reading this, Amina is in a remote village in Borno State, giving birth to her second child on a bare mat in a makeshift shelter. There is no nurse or access to clean water, no sterile equipment or electricity. Her baby might survive, but her […]

Read More
Blog Image 23 May

Scaling Heat-Stable Uterotonics to Prevent Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 23, 2025

Adanna Opara (Lead Writer) Every day, countless mothers around the world lose their lives to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a devastating reality that remains a widespread and persistent challenge in Nigeria. The country accounts for 28.5% of global maternal deaths, with PPH being a major contributor, causing 22% of these tragic losses. A webinar hosted by […]

Read More