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Furanni Equips Women in Kano’s Ghari Community to Recognise Prolonged Labour and Seek Timely Care

Oct 15, 2026
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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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West African Health Ministers Unite for Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness: A Historic Step for Regional Health Security

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 12, 2025

Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writer) The ECOWAS Lassa International Conference builds on the first convening held in Abuja in 2019, when the country came together to mark fifty years since the discovery of Lassa fever. Despite decades of scientific effort, no viable vaccine had yet been developed. That moment made clear just how urgently countries needed […]

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In Unguwan Jatau, Mothers Reach the Clinic Only to Face New Struggles

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 11, 2025

For expectant mothers in Unguwan Jatau, the struggle is not about reaching the clinic but about what awaits them when they arrive. “Look at this hospital, but it’s of no use to us,” Lois Bamayi, a pregnant woman who visited the health facility for antenatal services, lamented. Unguwan Jatau Health Clinic, located in Gadani ward […]

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A New Dawn in Healthcare: Mandating Health Insurance for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 9, 2025

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to enrol their employees under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) marks a significant policy inflection point in Nigeria’s universal health coverage (UHC) journey. It moves health insurance from the realm of voluntary uptake into […]

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West African Leaders Commit to Advance Lassa Fever Vaccine For the Region

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 9, 2025

In an historic moment for regional solidarity and leadership, West African Ministers of Health pledge their joint commitment to advance the development of, and readiness for, much-needed vaccines against Lassa fever in recognition of the significant threat to regional health security posed by the disease. On September 8, 2025, Ministers of Health from across the […]

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Communities Act Against Hunger and Malnutrition in Uganda and South Sudan

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 8, 2025

This article is a joint publication by Nigeria Health Watch and Solutions Now Africa, to share lessons from community-driven nutrition interventions across Africa. A group of mothers gather to share learnings on how their recently planted gardens are performing in the remote villages of Panyagara, in Uganda’s northeastern district of Kotido. “We all planted in […]

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