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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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How Communities Connect Mothers to Skilled Care in The Gambia’s North Bank Region and Nigeria’s Jigawa State

Nov 02, 2026
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Less Waiting, Less Waste: Kaizen Institute Is Improving Pharmacy Services Across Kaduna PHCs

Oct 31, 2026
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The 2026 Future of Health Conference Should Make Innovation Count for Nigerians

Oct 29, 2026
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Nigeria Health Watch’s Future of Health Conference 2026 to Champion Scaling Health Innovations  for Impact

Oct 28, 2026
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Less Aid. Tougher Choices. What Lies Ahead for the Next Global Fund Executive Director?

Oct 28, 2026
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Nigeria Must Turn Maternal Health Commitments into Functioning Care

By Onyedikachi Ewe and Maureen Moneke | October 14, 2026

A maternal death is a preventable loss for a woman, her family and her community. Yet Nigeria’s challenge is to commit to preventing these deaths, and to ensure that funding, the health workforce, medicines, transport and emergency care are available when women need them. Nigeria’s maternal health services face linked financing problems including insufficient public […]

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Funding Cuts to Women’s Organisations Put Women, Girls and Gender Equality at Risk

By Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim and Precious Ajayi | October 7, 2026

For thousands of girls forced to leave school because of child marriage or adolescent pregnancy, Her Voice Foundation, a Nigerian-based non-profit, has offered a second chance to return to school, gain skills and build economic independence. However, as funding crisis disproportionately hits women-led and women-focused organisations, Favour Abatang, the founder of the foundation, explained that […]

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The Long Life We Wished For: Can Older Nigerians Get the Care They Need?

By Guest Author | October 3, 2026

Beti Baiye (Guest Writer) LLNP, or Long Life and Prosperity, is a common birthday wish expressing hope for a long, fulfilling life. However, given that Nigeria’s life expectancy at birth ranks among the lowest globally, we need to ask if we are building a health system that helps people reach old age and ensures they […]

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Ending River Blindness in Kaduna Means Reaching Those Left Behind

By Olubunmi Oyebanji | October 2, 2026

At a recent policy dialogue on river blindness, held in Kaduna and convened by Nigeria Health Watch and the Kaduna State Ministry of Health, a local government Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) officer described a familiar problem. Community drug distributors (CDDs) arrive during the farming season, when some residents are away working. People who might willingly […]

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World Heart Day: Nigeria can bring sickle cell care closer to children

By Guest Author | September 30, 2026

Jagat Narula and Bente Mikkelsen (Guest writers) Last week at the United Nations, the Governments of Nigeria and Uganda, with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Africa CDC, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease, launched OneSCD, the first global partnership dedicated to sickle cell disease (SCD). Nigeria was […]

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