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Real-Time Patient Feedback Is Helping Shape Safer and Better Maternity Care

Sep 23, 2026
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The Real Test of Nigeria’s Health Reforms Is Whether PHCs Actually Work

Sep 21, 2026
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Niger State’s PHCs Are Screening Beyond TB. Can the Model Last?

Sep 19, 2026
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Nigeria Needs a Stronger Evidence System to Track Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Sep 17, 2026
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‘We Can’t Take Deliveries’: Shongo Hamma Health Post Leaves Pregnant Women Without Maternal Care in Gombe’s Akko Community

Sep 17, 2026
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 Strengthening Local Food Fortification to Combat Malnutrition in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 20, 2025

Nigeria continues to face one of the highest burdens of malnutrition globally, with 32% of children under five stunted and millions of women and adolescent girls suffering from micronutrient deficiencies. To address this persistent crisis, Nigeria Health Watch will convene a Nutrition Roundtable themed “Strengthening Local Food Fortification to Combat Malnutrition in Nigeria” on 28th […]

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Driving Women’s Health and Economic Empowerment Through Nigeria’s Care Economy

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 20, 2025

Safiya Shuaibu Isa and Favour Ani (Lead writers) The true measure of a society’s development lies in the strength of its foundational systems, at the heart of which is care work. This essential labour sustains both social well-being and economic productivity, yet it remains one of the most overused, undervalued, and least recognised sectors globally. […]

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A Grantsmanship and Mentorship Programme is Shaping the Future of Medical Research in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 18, 2025

Chioma Nnamani (Lead writer) “Healthcare research is not just about research,” Dr Olajide Sobande, Executive Director of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Foundation, explained. “It’s about economy, it’s about security, it’s about development. They say the next pandemic is just a time away. The question remains; have we developed local capacity to be able […]

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What Nigeria Can Learn from Kaduna’s Pause on Zipline Drone Vaccine Delivery

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 15, 2025

Habibat Ohunene Lawal and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) In global health security, speed can determine whether lives are saved or lost. From transporting blood to a mother in critical condition to delivering vaccines during an outbreak, timely access to essential medical supplies is non-negotiable. Around the world, innovations in health logistics are shaping what is […]

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Global UNVEIL Initiative Launches to Fast‑Track Lassa fever Vaccine Development

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 15, 2025

GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Galveston National Laboratory have been awarded up to $6.4 million in funding to support an international research consortium to crack one of the toughest problems in infectious disease science: determining which immune responses protect people against Lassa fever. This funding was awarded as part of […]

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