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Beyond Genotype Awareness: Nigeria Must Build a Sickle Cell Response That Serves Warriors

Jun 20, 2026
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Three Months After Speaking Out, Indabo Residents Still Await Improved PHC Services

Jun 18, 2026
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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

Jun 17, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

Jun 16, 2026
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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
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N-774: A Community-Centric Approach That Could Address Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis from the Ground Up

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 27, 2025

Emeka Oguanuo and Favour Ani (Lead Writers) Weak community engagement often undermines efforts to tackle Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis. The Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative aims to shift this paradigm. During its launch, Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima called for “urgent action” to tackle a crisis costing Nigeria’s economy an estimated 11% of its Gross Domestic Product […]

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Giving Girls a Voice in Their Future with Family Planning Education

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 27, 2025

For 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session by Five Cowries, her perspective shifted. “Today was the first time I heard about it, and the first thing that come to my mind is that when I marry, I will take up […]

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Katsina State Offers Lifeline to Sickle Cell Patients, But Advocates Call for Further Support

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 24, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Whenever 30-year-old Sadiya Abdullahi, falls ill, her family faces a difficult struggle. The problem they face extends beyond worrying about the health of their daughter, to include the financial cost implications of paying her medical bills. “Whenever I was hospitalised, my poor family spent at least 30,000 to 50,000 [Naira],” Sadiya […]

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Lost Before Their First Breath: The Reality of Stillbirths in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 22, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) The hospital room smelled of antiseptic, but for Aisha [not real name], it might as well have been filled with the weight of a painful memory. She lay in the hospital bed, her arms wrapped tightly around her stomach, which only hours ago had carried life. In the hallway, her husband […]

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MAMII: A Promising Initiative to Crash Maternal Mortality in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 21, 2025

Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writer)  “Health is on the front burner”, and the current administration has set the goal “to crash maternal mortality”. This objective has become a key focus in Nigeria’s health leadership, driving initiatives aimed at addressing and decreasing maternal mortality. The launch of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiatives (MAMII) during the Joint Annual […]

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