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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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Another Office or a Stronger System? The Institutional Test for Nigeria’s Digital Health Agenda

Jul 22, 2026
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Turning Livestock Waste into Fertiliser: Can a Kaduna Enterprise Cut Farm Costs and Support Better Nutrition?

Jul 20, 2026
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‘Where Does My Donated Blood Go?’ Tracing the Life-Saving Journey from Donor to Patient

Jul 19, 2026
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NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH LAUNCHES THE NIGERIA HEALTH WATCHERS NETWORK

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How a Philanthropic Donation Expanded Samaru PHC and Improved Access to Quality Care

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International Day of the Girl: ‘She’ Is the Change Nigeria Needs

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 11, 2025

Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) In Nigeria, women and girls make up 49.7% of the population. This means that nearly half of the country’s future lies in their hands. Women have controlled food production, and trade networks, and some have held influential positions such as the Yoruba Iyalode, advisors to their communities on political and economic […]

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Gombe Health Summit 2025: Financing Accountability as the New Frontier of Reform

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 10, 2025

Sheriff Gbadamosi and Uche Kennedy (Lead Writers) When Gombe State’s Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, announced the full implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for health workers during the just-concluded Gombe Health Summit, the hall erupted in applause. For many participants, it was more than a pay raise, it was […]

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Closing Nigeria’s Digital Readiness Gap in Epidemic Surveillance

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 8, 2025

Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant progress in strengthening its disease surveillance capacity, particularly through digital innovation. One of the most impactful tools has been the Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) first piloted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) to improve real time outbreak detection and […]

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Tackling Period Poverty Is Now a National Policy, But Can It Become Reality?

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 5, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) In August 2025, Nigeria made history. For the first time, menstrual health was formally recognised as a national development priority, with the validation of the National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), led by the Minister for Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. For years, confusion, silence, and stigma have been […]

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Health Workers’ Impossible Workloads Are Deepening Nigeria’s Doctor-Patient Crisis

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 3, 2025

Ibukun Oguntola and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) On September 1st, 2025, the medical community and Nigerians were shaken by the tragic news of the passing of Dr. Femi Rotifa, a Resident Doctor in the Department of Surgery at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). Dr. Rotifa died while on call duty, an incident widely […]

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