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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

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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

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A Healthcare System Ensures Health Coverage for Nigeria’s Almajiri Children

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 16, 2024

Chinonso Kenneth (Lead writer) In 2014, Mohammed Keana accompanied a group of colleagues from the London School of Health & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) who were engaged in a research programme in Gombe State to try out the street food in the state’s capital. What followed was profound and gave him a lifelong purpose. While waiting […]

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Hugungumai Health Post: An Understaffed Facility Struggling to Keep Up with Community Needs

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 14, 2024

The Hugungumai health post in the Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State serves over 2,500 residents of the community and several other villages including, Makauraci and Gudawa. However, this small but essential health post is grappling with a severe shortage of staff which limits its ability to provide necessary care to these rural […]

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Blood on the Line: The Impact of Undiagnosed Bleeding Disorders on Mothers, Infants, and Children

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 14, 2024

Megan Adediran (Lead Writer) Bleeding disorders remain a huge challenge to maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) worldwide, with the burden higher in low-resource countries like Nigeria. These disorders result from the inability of the body to stop bleeding and, if undiagnosed and untreated, may result in life-threatening complications during childbirth and early childhood. This […]

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World UHC Day 2024: Nigeria’s Government Must Ensure Equitable Healthcare Access For Its Rural Dwellers

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 12, 2024

Damian Duruiheoma (Guest Writer) One of the key issues of national concern — which any government would be concerned about, is the alarming number of Nigerians who are currently unable to access healthcare. While many have relied on out-of-pocket spending to meet their health needs, some have been completely hampered by the country’s economic realities. According to […]

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In Nigeria and Zimbabwe, PHCs Leverage Renewable Energy to Improve Maternal Healthcare

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 10, 2024

Chinonso Kenneth and Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writers) During Dr Laura Stachel’s postgraduate research on maternal mortality at Gambo Sawaba General Hospital (GSGH) in Kofan Gayan, Kaduna State, in 2008, she noticed a connection between the lack of energy supply and high maternal mortality at the health centre. She also observed that critical procedures, caesarean […]

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