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‘Garden in a Box’ Initiative is Helping Pregnant Women Eat Nutritious Food While Building Self-Reliance Through Gardening

Jun 01, 2026
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“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths

May 30, 2026
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How the Enable Study Is Building Clinical Trial Capacity and Epidemic Readiness in Bauchi State

May 29, 2026
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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa's Health Financing Is a Global Reset

May 27, 2026
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

May 25, 2026
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Beyond “Women’s Business”: How Enugu and Ebonyi Are Reframing Family Planning as Shared Responsibility

By | May 11, 2026

Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health investments a country can make to reduce preventable maternal deaths, improve newborn and child survival, and strengthen families’ health and economic stability. Yet uptake and access in Nigeria remain uneven. Women and girls in rural and underserved communities […]

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Resolve to Save Lives in Partnership with Nigeria Health Watch & Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Launches “Project Amplify Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nigeria” to Drive National Action Against Lead Poisoning in Nigeria. 

By | May 11, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria – 17th March 2026  Nigeria Health Watch, in conjunction with Resolve To Save Lives (RTSL: Nigeria), has announced the launch of Project Amplify Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nigeria, a strategic advocacy and communications initiative designed to support national efforts to eliminate lead poisoning and protect the health of millions of Nigerians, especially children.  Lead poisoning remains one of […]

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Closing the Gap: Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria

By | May 11, 2026

Mahdi Garba and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, seeking care after a difficult first pregnancy left her with a vaginal tear, living with incontinence. Clinics she visited offered little help, and the few times she […]

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Achieving the 3 by 35 Initiative in Nigeria: Are the Current Health Taxes Strong Enough?

By | May 11, 2026

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) In July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the 3 by 35 Initiative, calling on countries to use health taxes to increase the real retail prices of tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035. WHO presents this as a public health and […]

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How Insecurity is Reshaping Food Security and Deepening Malnutrition in Nigeria

By | May 11, 2026

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Precious Ajayi (Lead writers) Nigeria recorded an estimated 14,000 cases of armed violence between 2018 and 2024. During this period, the share of the population facing food insecurity rose from 47% to 75%. While the escalating wave of violent attacks is severely undermining Nigeria’s internal security, it is also taking a […]

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