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Conditional Cash Transfers Are Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Jigawa State

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 7, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Fatima Sanusi, 27, has been benefiting from Jigawa State’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme for the past five months. After being enrolled in the programme in Mafitar Sarki community in Hadejia Local Government Area (LGA), she began receiving 5,000 Naira (about US$ 4) monthly. She is expected to benefit from this scheme […]

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WAHO Announces Revised Dates for 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference: 8th to 12th September 2025

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 7, 2025

Bobo-Dioulasso, June 25, 2025—The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has officially announced revised dates for the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (LIC). The conference will now take place from 8 to 12 September 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.  The revised dates were carefully selected to enable broader and more effctive participation from regional and […]

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How Male Involvement in Pregnancy Can Reduce Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 5, 2025

Aaron Bawala and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) The patriarchal nature of many Nigerian rural communities underplays men’s role in supporting pregnant women, believing that women can manage pregnancy with little or no support from their spouses or partners. This cultural norm can negatively affect a woman’s health-seeking behaviour, especially in settings where men control financial […]

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Nigeria’s Medical Oxygen Crisis: A Life-or-Death Issue for Women and Children

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 4, 2025

Chibuike Alagboso (Lead writer) Over 5 billion people globally lack access to safe, quality, and affordable medical oxygen services, according to the Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security published in February 2025. This represents a significant access gap when compared to other essential medicines, the commission found. Oxygen is not only vital for […]

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Left Behind: Why Jar Kuka’s Mothers Walk 10KM for Healthcare

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 4, 2025

In the dead of night, with no transport, Nafisat delivered her third child by lantern light. “I gave birth to all three of my children at home due to the absence of a health facility. Pregnant women either go to Shuwaki or Bichi in another local government for deliveries and antenatal care, which is over […]

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