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Thought Leadership

Analytical and opinion-led pieces that examine the policy, governance, and political economy shifts shaping health in Nigeria, Africa, and globally. This category features evidence-informed arguments and critical reflections that interrogate assumptions, clarify trade-offs, and point to practical reforms. The goal is to strengthen advocacy and decision making by linking ideas to real system constraints and opportunities.

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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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West African Health Organisation Supports Roundtable on Financing Lassa Fever Vaccine Development during the World Health Summit in Berlin (Germany)

Oct 10, 2026
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Empty Promises: The Bane of Health Sector Reform in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 12, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s Op-Ed comes from Chiamaka P. Ojiako, a lawyer and health equity advocate. On this Democracy Day 2019, she writes about the negative impact of inadequate political commitment on successive attempts to achieve sustainable reform in the Nigerian health sector. She makes the case for structures and enforcement mechanisms that hold the […]

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To the last mile – Can Nigerian states improve health access in rural areas through innovative finance mechanisms?

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 6, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Director of Finance and Administration, Christopher Nnaji. In the midst of discussions around the importance of Universal Health Coverage, he writes about the importance of thinking through state-driven health financing solutions for rural communities where the fear of incurring hospital bills is particularly […]

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Dear President Buhari; Without Health, We have Nothing

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 29, 2019

Dear President Buhari, congratulations on your election to a second term as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You are the second president to achieve this feat since our foray into democracy as a nation in 1999. Today, you were sworn in to serve Nigeria for the next four years. As the nation celebrates your inauguration […]

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The human cost of the lingering NHIS debacle

By Chibuike Alagboso | May 20, 2019

Jocelyne Agbo still thinks about the death of little Aliyu. The questions keep recurring – “Did he die because his father didn’t do everything he was supposed to? Could I have done more? Could the government have done more to provide basic healthcare for him?” She remembers visiting the Maikunkele community in Bosso local government, […]

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How perceived side effects of contraceptives hampers family planning in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 15, 2019

Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from Nigeria Health Watch team member Dara Ajala-Damisa. She writes about choosing a family planning method as a young newly married woman. She delves into how the perceptions of negative side effects can affect contraceptive use in Nigeria and the need to increase the public’s knowledge about the importance […]

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