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#Health4AllRivers: A State-Based Health Insurance Scheme Ensures Affordable Care for Residents

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 10, 2025

Beti Baiye (Guest Writer) The first thing that catches the attention of first-time visitors entering the spacious, airy reception and waiting area of the Model Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Ozuboko, Port Harcourt, is the walls. Every inch is covered with sheet after sheet of A4 paper, each one listing hundreds of names and numbers. According […]

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Zero Tolerance: Stopping FGM in Nigeria and Empowering Survivors

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 8, 2025

Kingsley Onwuka and Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writers) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues to cast a dark shadow over communities in Nigeria, inflicting not only physical harm on its survivors, but also deep emotional and psychological trauma. Despite existing laws prohibiting the practice, enforcement remains inadequate, allowing the harmful tradition to persist in many areas. […]

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Reimagining Health Financing in Africa: Navigating the Aftermath of the U.S. WHO Withdrawal

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 5, 2025

Emeka Oguanuo and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writers) The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and 90-day pause in foreign aid programmes following President Donald Trump’s re-election have sparked a global health debate. While critics warn that this decision threatens Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ others see […]

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Infectious Diseases Prevention: The Power of a Community-Led Initiative in Lagos State

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 3, 2025

Blessing Oladunjoye (Guest Writer) In May 2024, Gbenga Ogundimu (not real name), a resident of Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Lagos State, appeared pale and emaciated. He had been coughing for several weeks, and his condition worsened to the point where he was coughing up blood. Ogundimu believed it was a spiritual attack, and he intensified efforts to seek […]

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Community Efforts Not Enough to Salvage Kodo PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 2, 2025

Community members have taken it upon themselves to repair their dilapidated Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) facility in Kodo, Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA), Niger State. Yet, despite their best efforts, villagers still prefer home treatments or travel long distances for healthcare due to the fear of a collapsing building and inadequate medical services which keeps […]

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