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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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Furanni Equips Women in Kano’s Ghari Community to Recognise Prolonged Labour and Seek Timely Care

Oct 15, 2026
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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

Oct 14, 2026
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New Lassa Fever Evidence To Shape Vaccine Research And Outbreak Preparedness Across West Africa

Oct 12, 2026
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WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 12, 2026
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In Kenya, a Community Programme Supports Adolescent Mothers in Korogocho

Oct 12, 2026
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Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 6, 2025

Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring legacy, resilience, and leadership of African women. However, as we celebrated, we also confronted a lingering truth: far too many pregnant and breastfeeding women in Africa are still left behind in HIV prevention […]

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The UHC Gap: Where Are Older Citizens in Health Sector Reforms?

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 2, 2025

In July 2025, Nigeria mourned the passing of several distinguished figures. Among them were former President Muhammadu Buhari, 82; the revered Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, 91; and celebrated former Super Eagles coach, Monday Sinclair, 88. What united their passing was not just their national significance, but that they lived well into their 80s […]

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Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health is Key to Nigeria’s Health and Growth

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 30, 2025

Maureen Moneke and Christopher Bassey (Lead writers) Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is crucial in attaining several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those on good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality and reduced inequalities. In Nigeria, this urgency is heightened by its youthful population, which makes up about 70% of the country’s […]

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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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