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Solutions-focused reporting from across Africa that highlights what is working, how it works, and why it matters. We examine policies, programmes, and innovations that improve health outcomes in other African countries, drawing out practical lessons for adaptation and scale, and supporting evidence-informed decision-making across diverse country contexts.

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Rwanda’s School Feeding Programme: Tackling Hunger and Improving Education

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 13, 2023

By Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Prince Murekezi lives in Musebeya, a small village nestled in the mountainous district of Nyamagabe in Southern Rwanda. He dropped out of school in primary 4 level when his parents were unable to pay for his meals and school fees, forcing him to take to the streets of nearby Rubondo […]

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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 10, 2023

By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers in her village went door to door, educating residents and emphasising the importance of early screening for cervical cancer. “Despite this knowledge; I had second thoughts about screening,” she said. However, this all […]

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Made in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 20, 2022

By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Two years ago, Stella Kimbi lost her first baby. “At 28 weeks of my pregnancy, I started bleeding and was taken to the hospital. I delivered a small baby and was told the baby had to remain in an incubator. At the health center, there was no incubator, so my […]

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Solar Powered Freezers: A Low Cost but High Impact Strategy Making Critical Vaccines Accessible in Southeast Kenya

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 21, 2022

By Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) Kamboo, Yindalani and Yiuma Mavui are a set of hard-to-reach villages located 17 and 28 kilometres away from Makindu sub-county hospital and 10 and 22 kilometres away from the nearest electricity grid. As a result of the distance from the sub-county hospital and not being connected to the grid, the […]

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The SASA Initiative: Changing Mindsets About Female Genital Mutilation in Kween District in Uganda

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 31, 2022

By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Born and raised in Atari Village, Kaptoyoy sub-county, in the Kween district of eastern Uganda, 23-year-old Mercy Chebet was married off at the tender age of 14 and had her first child at 15. Kween district is one of the regions that still practices female genital mutilation (FGM), despite being […]

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