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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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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa's Health Financing Is a Global Reset

May 27, 2026
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

May 25, 2026
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure

May 23, 2026
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication

May 22, 2026
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage

May 20, 2026
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Standing at the Hourglass: Reflections on Nigeria’s National Health Financing Dialogue 2025

By | September 18, 2025

Professor Chima Ariel Onoka (Guest Writer)Professor of Public Health & Health Systems Economics There are rare moments in an academic’s life when the steady accumulation of theory and evidence unfolds into real national reforms. After years of studying how financing shapes access, quality, and equity in health systems, I found myself in one of those […]

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From Clinics to Communities, Health Workers Can Defeat the Silent Pandemic of AMR

By | September 17, 2025

Chibuike Alagboso and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is often called a “silent pandemic”, but the numbers are anything but silent. An April 2025 study showed that in 2022 alone, more than 3 million children lost their lives to AMR-related infections. This staggering loss highlights the urgent need for stronger global and […]

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Poor Quality Maternal Medicines: A Silent Threat to Childbirth in Nigeria

By | September 13, 2025

Habibat Ohunene Lawal and Dr Adachi Ekeh (Lead writers) Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), prolonged bleeding after childbirth, remains the leading cause of maternal mortality, accounting for 23% of maternal deaths. In 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated Nigeria’s maternal mortality ratio to be 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births, the world’s second-highest. The statistics tell […]

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

By | 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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A New Dawn in Healthcare: Mandating Health Insurance for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

By | September 9, 2025

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to enrol their employees under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) marks a significant policy inflection point in Nigeria’s universal health coverage (UHC) journey. It moves health insurance from the realm of voluntary uptake into […]

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