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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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Beyond Genotype Awareness: Nigeria Must Build a Sickle Cell Response That Serves Warriors

Jun 20, 2026
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Three Months After Speaking Out, Indabo Residents Still Await Improved PHC Services

Jun 18, 2026
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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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Tashan Jirgi PHC: Overcoming Challenges for Effective Service Delivery

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 17, 2023

Tashan Jirgi Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) was constructed in 2020 by the member representing Wushishi LGA in the Federal House of Representatives and had remained locked and unused. The reason behind the facility’s prolonged closure was the failure of the local government authorities to deploy health workers to staff and manage the centre after […]

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Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas: What can we learn from Mr President’s 1st appointment in the Health Sector?

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 16, 2023

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new virus (HIV) that caused the devastating disease, AIDs had emerged and spread around the world. The impact of this new virus on people and the economy was only just becoming obvious. People were terrified, the association of the new disease with sexual transmission was stigmatising, and […]

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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Advocacy in Nigeria Must Include Health - Make the Evidence Visible

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 15, 2023

On the 16th of April 2023, Ayetoro, a coastal community located in southwest Nigeria and known as the happy place, had yet another incursion on its land by the Atlantic Ocean, affecting over 500 houses. A quick Google search using the keywords: ‘Sea, Incursion, Ayetoro, and Ondo State’ yielded 3,740 results in 0.28 seconds, with […]

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Deliberations from Budget Office Health Stakeholder Workshop on Enhancing Health Sector Budgeting

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 11, 2023

Nigeria’s federal budget cycle is a carefully planned process that follows a general structured sequence of — preparation, approval, implementation and evaluation. The budgeting process is critical for allocating resources and enabling service delivery in all sectors of the economy. The budgeting process typically involves multiple stakeholders throughout the budget cycle, including the Budget Office of the […]

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Insights from a Roundtable with Traditional and Interfaith Leaders on Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 7, 2023

By Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) Nigeria’s population of approximately 220 million people has great potential for economic growth and development. However, to fully realise this potential, the government must focus on harnessing the demographic dividend. A demographic dividend refers to the economic benefits of having a higher proportion of working-age people in […]

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