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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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Nigeria’s Flood Season is Here. How Are We Protecting Children Before Disaster Strikes?

By Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim and Samuel Gada | August 31, 2026

Nigeria has entered the peak of its flood season, when the risk of severe flooding is at its highest. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)’s 2026 Annual Flood Outlook warns that flooding could be comparable to 2025 or slightly more severe, with the greatest risks expected between July and September and another serious period possible […]

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Women Are Transforming the Global Health Workforce, But Not Yet Its Leadership

By Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim | August 26, 2026

In Wammako, a Local Government Area (LGA) in Sokoto, Nigeria, Asma’u Shehu, a community health worker, does more than provide care. People in the community see her as a medic, teacher, counsellor and mobiliser who builds trust for the formal health care system. However, despite women like Asmau’s strong presence and their close relationships with […]

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Nigeria’s Malaria Burden Is Uneven: Why One-Size-Fits-All Interventions Fall Short

By Solomon Oladimeji | August 22, 2026

Nigeria’s malaria story is often told through the lens of the scale of the problem, because the country accounts for 24.3% of the global estimated malaria cases and 30.3% of the estimated deaths, as well as an estimated 54.6% of malaria cases in West Africa in 2024. Yet there is another story that is not […]

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Expanding Health Insurance Through Private Providers to Improve Maternal Health in Kaduna

By Maureen Moneke | August 19, 2026

Kaduna State, in the northwest part of Nigeria, is ramping up efforts to improve maternal and newborn survival as it struggles with a maternal mortality ratio of 452.6 deaths per 100,000 live births and a neonatal mortality rate of 63 deaths per 1,000 live births, through reforms aimed at strengthening health financing and expanding access […]

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Can Nigeria Take Ownership of Its HIV Funding and Response as Donor Funding Continues to Contract?

By Uche Kennedy and Chinwendu Iroegbu | August 15, 2026

HIV funding in Nigeria was already under strain when HIV advocate Ivan Molina Aranibar opened a Global Fund satellite session at the International AIDS Conference 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He spoke for people often missing from rooms where decisions are made about the HIV response. “My story doesn’t matter at all,” he said, […]

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