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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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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

Jun 17, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

Jun 16, 2026
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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

Jun 08, 2026
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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

Jun 04, 2026
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Bridging Nigeria’s Research–Industry Gap to Establish Local Premix Production for Food Fortification

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 4, 2026

Favour Solomon-Uwakwe and Maureen Moneke (Lead writers) At the Academia–Micronutrient Deficiency Control (MNDC) Committee Roundtable on “Advancing Sustainable Food Fortification in Nigeria: Bridging Research, Innovation and Local Premix Production for Improved Nutrition,” one message was made clear. Nigeria cannot continue treating food fortification as a national priority while the evidence, industry coordination, and regulatory systems […]

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At Birth and at Risk: The Rising Threat of AMR in Nigeria’s Neonatal Wards

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 3, 2026

Anwuli Nwankwo and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) Every year in Nigeria, thousands of newborns die from infections that should have been preventable, yet the microbes responsible have become resistant to treatment. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the ability of microorganisms to withstand medicines designed to treat them, is emerging as one of the most serious threats to neonatal survival in Nigeria. The problem is […]

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Nigeria Must Not Let Child Nutrition Become a Budget Casualty in 2026

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 1, 2026

Favour Ani and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) In a stabilisation ward (a specialised treatment unit for severe malnutrition) in northern Nigeria, a child with severe acute malnutrition needs immediate action, not sympathy. That child needs swift screening, clear referral pathways, readily available therapeutic food, and health workers who are not forced to ration care. […]

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Curated Conversations: Dr Pavel Ursu on Nigeria’s Primary Health Care Reform, Financing, and UHC

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 28, 2026

Ibukun Oguntola and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) In this latest edition of Nigeria Health Watch’s Curated Conversations, the Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria, Dr Pavel Ursu, discusses what it takes to transform Nigeria’s primary health care (PHC) system from vision into reality. His conversation with Nigeria Health Watch comes at a […]

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The System Eats Our People: A Poem of Grief and Rage

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 26, 2026

A poem by Dr. Ebere Okereke – Inspired by Kwesi Brew’s “The Sea Eats Our Land” Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem in the wake of several deaths close to her, each painful and, in important ways, avoidable. They did not arise from one isolated failure. They reflected a chain of neglect, weak infrastructure, delayed […]

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