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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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Lafiya Sisters Expand Contraceptive Access for Women in Hard-to-Reach Jigawa Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 22, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ikhlas Yusuf Yaqub, a full-time midwife at Dutse General Hospital, still finds time to volunteer with Lafiya Nigeria, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to increase the uptake of family planning commodities in Jigawa State to reduce maternal mortality. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Lafiya Sisters, a […]

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When Survival is not Enough: Malnutrition in Abuja’s Wassa Displacement Camp

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 18, 2025

Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) What happens when fleeing from conflict leads straight into the arms of hunger? Reyan Safianu, 45, is struggling to make ends meet while caring for her nine children in Wassa, a displacement camp in the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. She and Mohammad Safianu, her husband, who […]

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Solar-Powered Water Taps Breathes New Life to Bangi Mariga Clinic, but More is Needed

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 17, 2025

Solar-powered water taps now flow steadily at the local Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic, in Bangi Mariga, Niger. This upgrade has drastically transformed patient care. The Bangi Mariga MCH Clinic is a Level 1 Primary Health Care (PHC) facility, supported through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). Before recent renovations, the clinic faced critical […]

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Why Investing in Nigerians’ Reproductive Health Fuels Rights, Choice, and Progress

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 16, 2025

Precious Ajayi and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous country globally, with an estimated population of 236.7 million people. With an annual growth rate of 2.52%, the population is projected to double by 2050. According to the 2025 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report, […]

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Home Gardens Enrich Diets in Nigeria’s Rural Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 15, 2025

This article was co-authored by Nigeria Health Watch and Sahel Consulting as part of our ongoing advocacy efforts to promote community-based nutrition interventions in Nigeria We all need to eat year-round, so why not keep a home garden going throughout the year? In Doruwa Babuje, a quiet community nestled in the hills of Bokkos Local […]

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