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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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The Real Test of Nigeria’s Health Reforms Is Whether PHCs Actually Work

Sep 21, 2026
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Niger State’s PHCs Are Screening Beyond TB. Can the Model Last?

Sep 19, 2026
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Nigeria Needs a Stronger Evidence System to Track Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Sep 17, 2026
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‘We Can’t Take Deliveries’: Shongo Hamma Health Post Leaves Pregnant Women Without Maternal Care in Gombe’s Akko Community

Sep 17, 2026
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Global Fund Report Shows Countries Fought to Protect Essential Health Services Despite Challenging Year

Sep 16, 2026
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Saving Mothers in Lagos: Why Empowering Nurse-Midwives Can Reduce Obstetric Risk

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 2, 2026

Orode Doherty (Guest Writer) Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have long served as primary caregivers for pregnant women in many parts of Lagos. Their popularity stems from cultural familiarity, accessibility, and community trust. In response to their widespread use,  the Lagos State Government established the Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB) to regulate TBA practices. The Board enforces […]

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When Food Prices Rise, Diets Shrink: Nutrition Under Pressure in Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 28, 2026

Christopher Bassey and Timothy Kovonah (Lead writers) Food prices are reshaping what families eat, how they cook, and how they share meals, with direct implications for nutrition and health. In this photo essay, Nigeria Health Watch tracks one household in a peri-urban community in Abuja over the course of a day, tracing food decisions from […]

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How Insecurity in Zamfara Is Affecting Access to Routine Health Services

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 18, 2026

Shehu Muhammad Shehu (Lead writer) For Sadiya Abdullahi, a 35-year-old mother of three in Zugu in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, getting care has become a dangerous journey. When her young son fell ill in November 2025, the community’s primary health care (PHC) facility was not providing services. Like many residents, she […]

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Will States Deliver What Nigeria Needs to Beat Malaria by 2030?

By Hannah Ajayi | February 13, 2026

Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Nigeria has set an ambition to end malaria as a public health threat and align with a malaria-free future by 2030. But targets do not save lives; delivery does. At Nigeria Health Watch’s Health Misinformation Fellowship, Odinaka Obeta Kingsley, a young advocate, described losing a friend’s 14-year-old son to malaria. That […]

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From Emergency to Endurance: What It Will Take to Sustain Mpox Control in Africa

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 11, 2026

Olatunde Olaoluwa and Sonia Biose (Lead writers)For the first time since the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was established, the agency used its expanded mandate under the revised 2022 statutes to declare mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) in August 2024. The PHECS is a continental alert that enables […]

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