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Furanni Equips Women in Kano’s Ghari Community to Recognise Prolonged Labour and Seek Timely Care

Oct 15, 2026
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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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Scaling Heat-Stable Uterotonics to Prevent Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 23, 2025

Adanna Opara (Lead Writer) Every day, countless mothers around the world lose their lives to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a devastating reality that remains a widespread and persistent challenge in Nigeria. The country accounts for 28.5% of global maternal deaths, with PPH being a major contributor, causing 22% of these tragic losses. A webinar hosted by […]

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Kuku Health Post Plagued by Absence of Essential Services

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 22, 2025

Every week, dozens of women walk long distances to the Kuku Health Post in Kano State, only to leave without the services they desperately need. No antenatal care, no family planning, and no female staff to attend to their need for privacy. Kuku Health Post serves a population of over 2,000 people and is in […]

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News Release: Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 21, 2025

World leaders pledged at least an additional US$ 170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event Tuesday at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva. News Release: Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event. Amid rising global health challenges, […]

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Reaching Unvaccinated Children in Bauchi: The Role of Budget Advocacy

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 20, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead Writer) After contracting polio at age 6, Ibrahim Hussaini, now 41, was left physically disabled. But rather than let his condition define him, he chose to become an advocate, joining immunisation campaigns in his home state of Bauchi to ensure every child has access to life-changing vaccines. “When we enter these communities […]

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Apply for the West Africa Solutions Journalism Fellowship

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 19, 2025

Are you a health journalist ready to use the solutions journalism framework to change the narrative on global health and development in West Africa? Nigeria Health Watch invites committed journalists across West Africa to apply for the West Africa Solutions Journalism Fellowship, a four-month programme designed to strengthen the practice of solutions-oriented health reporting in […]

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