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Weekend Closures Put Mende PHC Patients at Risk in Lagos

Jul 31, 2026
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Nigeria Has a Lead Elimination Policy. Communities Need to See It Working

Jul 29, 2026
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Logistics Marketplace calls on Nigeria’s logistics buyers to participate in survey for a new industry report

Jul 28, 2026
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Nigeria’s Agricultural Commitments Must Deliver Better Nutrition

Jul 27, 2026
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What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

Jul 25, 2026
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Breaking Down Myths and Harmful C-Section Stigma To Save Mothers Lives

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 15, 2025

Victor Eyike (Guest Writer) When Sandra Madu returned to her father-in-law’s home a week after giving birth, she felt a swirl of emotions about the welcome she received. The disapproving glances and sharp gazes from the elders in the living room echoed the long-standing, yet unjust, beliefs surrounding her method of delivery which involved a […]

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A Digital Data System is Making Vaccines Accessible to Children Across Kwara’s Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 13, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) A typical day in Babatunde Grace’s life begins with checking her smart tablet to see how many caregivers are expected to bring their children for routine immunisation but have failed to do so. If any are found, she will give them a phone call to understand the reason for their absence […]

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How the Five Cowries Art Base Education Initiative is Transforming Health Awareness in Ghari LGA

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 13, 2025

In Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano, adolescent girls are embracing health awareness through the Five Cowries’ Furanni programme, a local initiative in collaboration with Nigeria Health Watch. The programme equips girls through a knowledge pathway with vital health, hygiene, and self-care knowledge, addressing long-standing misconceptions and barriers to healthcare access. In a previous […]

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Harnessing The Private Sector’s Power to Revitalise Primary Healthcare in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 8, 2025

Ibironke Dada, Uzodinma Osisiogu, and Njide Ndili (Guest Writers) Nigeria’s private healthcare sector can help rehabilitate the country’s dysfunctional primary healthcare centres (PHCs) — as the Access to Finance Scheme developed by PharmAccess has shown. PHCs are meant to be the initial entry point of care for individuals, families, and communities. However, in Nigeria, this system has […]

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Planting the Future: How a Nigerian University is Tackling Food Insecurity with Agricultural Innovation

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 6, 2025

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal (Guest Writer) Musa Gambo stood at the edge of his once-barren millet farm, watching rows of green crops sway gently in the dry Kano breeze. For years, his farmland yielded low harvests that could not sustain his family. “I was losing hope,” Gambo recalled, until his encounter with Bayero University Centre for […]

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