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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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Lights Out, Lives Lost: The Human Cost of Hospital Blackouts on Maternal Health

By | July 27, 2025

Sunday Oko and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers)“Thirty minutes into my wife’s C-section, NEPA [a colloquial term for electricity distribution companies] interrupted [the hospital’s] electricity,” recalled Shehu Danjuma Umar, in a Facebook post. He added that the government-owned facility had no fuel for the back-up generator meant to power the theatre. When fuel eventually arrived, the […]

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When Survival is not Enough: Malnutrition in Abuja’s Wassa Displacement Camp

By | July 18, 2025

Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) What happens when fleeing from conflict leads straight into the arms of hunger? Reyan Safianu, 45, is struggling to make ends meet while caring for her nine children in Wassa, a displacement camp in the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. She and Mohammad Safianu, her husband, who […]

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Why Investing in Nigerians’ Reproductive Health Fuels Rights, Choice, and Progress

By | July 16, 2025

Precious Ajayi and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous country globally, with an estimated population of 236.7 million people. With an annual growth rate of 2.52%, the population is projected to double by 2050. According to the 2025 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report, […]

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Nigeria Set to Host Global Interministerial Conference on AMR: Time to Mobilise the Private Sector

By | July 12, 2025

Emeka Oguanuo and Christopher Bassey (Lead writers) Nigeria will make history as the first African country to host the Global Interministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), scheduled for June 29–30, 2026. Announcing this milestone and inaugurating the Ministerial Advisory Planning Committee , comprising Nigeria’s three ministries, Health, Livestock Development, and Environment, under the leadership of the […]

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How Male Involvement in Pregnancy Can Reduce Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

By | July 5, 2025

Aaron Bawala and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) The patriarchal nature of many Nigerian rural communities underplays men’s role in supporting pregnant women, believing that women can manage pregnancy with little or no support from their spouses or partners. This cultural norm can negatively affect a woman’s health-seeking behaviour, especially in settings where men control financial […]

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