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Insightful analysis of the policies, politics, and power shaping health across Africa. This category features evidence-informed perspectives that interrogate assumptions, surface trade-offs, and propose actionable reforms, helping policymakers, practitioners, and advocates navigate complex health systems and drive more effective, context-aware decisions.

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NACA, Global Fund and Partners to Convene National Close-Out Meeting on COVID-19 Response Mechanism Investments in Nigeria

Jun 24, 2026
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NHEA 2026 TO HONOUR HEALTHCARE ICONS AS NIGERIA’S PREMIER HEALTHCARE AWARDS RETURNS TO EKO HOTEL ON JUNE 26

Jun 23, 2026
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Beyond the Counter: How CareHub Is Linking Pharmacy Customers to Primary Health Care in Lagos

Jun 22, 2026
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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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Financing Health from Within: How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa’s Health Priorities

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 12, 2025

Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp decline in external health aid, which has fallen by 70% between 2021 and 2025. This shortfall is made worse by a rapidly expanding debt burden in African countries. In 2025, African countries are […]

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Building Business Resilience Against Mpox and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Insights from International SOS

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 17, 2025

Chioma Nnamani (Lead Writer) Mpox has been devastating communities in West and Central Africa, howewer in 2024, four previously unaffected countries, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda reported their first mpox cases. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) mobilised $1 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to strengthen Africa’s response, and the African Union […]

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Enhancing Lassa Fever Medical Countermeasures in West Africa

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 24, 2025

Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Lassa fever remains one of the most pressing public health threats in West Africa. According to the Africa CDC, the viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) infects between 100,000 and 300,000 people annually, with thousands of deaths recorded across the region. Nigeria and neighbouring countries bear the brunt of recurring outbreaks, with significant […]

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West African Health Ministers Unite for Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness: A Historic Step for Regional Health Security

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 12, 2025

Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writer) The ECOWAS Lassa International Conference builds on the first convening held in Abuja in 2019, when the country came together to mark fifty years since the discovery of Lassa fever. Despite decades of scientific effort, no viable vaccine had yet been developed. That moment made clear just how urgently countries needed […]

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Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 6, 2025

Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring legacy, resilience, and leadership of African women. However, as we celebrated, we also confronted a lingering truth: far too many pregnant and breastfeeding women in Africa are still left behind in HIV prevention […]

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