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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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Nearly Two Years On, Nigeria’s Migration Policy Faces the Budget-and-Accountability Test

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 8, 2026

Sunday Oko and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) On 12 August 2024, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the long-awaited National Policy on Health Workforce Migration. The policy was presented as a practical response to a growing and highly visible crisis, where requests for letters of good standing had become a replacement for accelerating outflows, including […]

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Nigeria is Betting on Local Mosquito Net Manufacturing to Strengthen Its Fight Against Malaria

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 6, 2026

Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead writer) Nigeria accounts for roughly one in every four malaria cases worldwide, and nearly one in three malaria deaths. This places Nigeria at the centre of a disease that claims lives, drains household income, and strains health services. Yet for decades, one of the most effective prevention tools, long-lasting insecticidal nets […]

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Nigeria–US Health MoU: What It Means for Financing, Sovereignty, and Accountability

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 4, 2026

At the start of every year, Nigeria Health Watch takes stock of the trends likely to influence Nigeria’s health landscape. This year is different. Instead of a wide-ranging reflection,we focus on the newly signed Nigeria–United States health Memorandum of Understanding, as it may be one of the most consequential development shaping health financing, delivery, and […]

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Keeping Noma Under Control: Why Nigeria Must Not Lose Momentum

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 29, 2025

Dr. Adachi Ekeh and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) For too long, noma has remained a disease of silence, devastating children in extremely poor and socially excluded communities. In Nigeria, the infection disproportionately affects children living in extreme poverty, where weak health systems and delayed care allow the disease to progress rapidly. Without timely treatment, noma […]

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Why Health Insurance Must Be On Every Nigerian’s Holiday Plan

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 24, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Across Nigeria, December has its own rhythm. Flights are packed, roads are busier, and plans for family reunions, weddings, and “just one more” trip before the year ends pile up quickly. The spirit is festive and joyful, and the country feels alive. December is also a month of long journeys, late […]

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