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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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West African Health Organisation Supports Roundtable on Financing Lassa Fever Vaccine Development during the World Health Summit in Berlin (Germany)

Oct 10, 2026
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Fighting Water Scarcity and Disease: Kenya’s Sand Dam Revolution

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 14, 2024

Jackson Okata (Lead Writer)In Kenya’s Kajiado West, Thomas Sankale, 60, endures the relentless heat while walking over three kilometres to water his cattle herd. This is a vital task he must complete daily to ensure his herd is not affected by the harsh temperatures and parched landscape of Nkaimurunya village, located 80 kilometres from the […]

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Mutuelle de Santé: Rwanda’s Blueprint For Universal Health Coverage

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 5, 2024

Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Daphrose Mukanyangezi, a farmer from Nyamasheke, a district in south-western Rwanda, used to live in constant fear of falling ill. She was particularly worried about the crippling cost of hospital care for her elephantiasis, a condition she has been battling for years, and which threatened her already limited financial resources. However, […]

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A Kenyan Nurse is Driving Quality Healthcare Access Through Online Petitions

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 8, 2024

Jackson Okata [Lead Writer] In the heart of Kibera, Kenya’s largest urban informal settlement, Shega Fatuma, a mother of two, balances her family responsibilities. While her husband works as a casual labourer at a nearby market, Fatuma manages the household with care. To plan her family’s future, she relies on the convenient family planning services […]

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Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants for Improved Maternal Healthcare in Sierra Leone

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 12, 2024

Sabrina Charles and Billy Mawindo (Guest writers) Editor’s note: For long, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have played and continue to play a key role in maternal healthcare. In the past, TBAs worked in the shadows, illicitly performing at-home deliveries and increasing the rates of maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. In this article, Partners in Health-Sierra […]

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Still A Mum: Fighting the Silent Battle of Maternal Mental Health

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 9, 2024

Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) “Three years ago, my life changed in ways I could never have imagined. I lost a six-month-old pregnancy, followed by two other miscarriages. One day, my domestic help told me that some neighbours were saying that I must have had an abortion that weakened my womb,” said Nyambura Kamau, a Nairobi-based […]

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