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Weekend Closures Put Mende PHC Patients at Risk in Lagos

Jul 31, 2026
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Nigeria Has a Lead Elimination Policy. Communities Need to See It Working

Jul 29, 2026
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Logistics Marketplace calls on Nigeria’s logistics buyers to participate in survey for a new industry report

Jul 28, 2026
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Nigeria’s Agricultural Commitments Must Deliver Better Nutrition

Jul 27, 2026
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What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

Jul 25, 2026
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Digital Tools in Community Health: Ethiopia’s Example for Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 6, 2025

Sonia Biose (Lead Writer) “Before I became a Community Health Worker, women in my village often gave birth at home without any medical help. Today, they call me first and I refer them to the health centres.” — Atsede (not real name), a Health Extension Worker (HEW). Across Ethiopia’s rural landscape, thousands of community health workers like […]

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Community Health Watch Reports Spur PHC Action in Niger State

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 5, 2025

Nigeria Health Watch’s Community Health Watch reports in Niger state have not only revealed gaps in the Primary Health Care (PHC) system but also ignited reforms. “Despite our differences in earlier reports, I think they are doing very well. I will rate them 90%,” says Dr. Ibrahim Dangana, the Honourable Commissioner for Ministry of PHC […]

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Africa Needs a Rethink on Global Health Funding – Here’s What Must Change

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 5, 2025

Dr Ebere Okereke and Dr Magda Robalo (Guest Writers) Last week, the world’s global health leaders gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 78th World Health Assembly.The corridors buzzed with optimism and concern in equal measure, as participants navigated the increasingly volatile global health landscape, most notably destabilised by the United States’ decision to cut funding […]

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AbbaCare Insurance Brings Healthcare Solutions Within Reach of Kano’s Sickle Cell Patients

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 2, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Nusaiba Idris Muhammad, 23, lives with her low-income family in Shagari Quarters, Kano. She battles with the life-threatening symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), as well as the high medical bills that comes with it. “In one visit to the hospital when drugs are prescribed for me, my family spends at […]

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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 […]

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