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Solutions-focused reporting on what is working, how it works, and what it takes to sustain and scale impact. We examine policies, programmes, and community-led innovations that are improving health outcomes, and we explain the “how” behind performance, including design, leadership, financing, implementation, and accountability. These stories help practitioners and decision makers adapt proven approaches to new contexts.

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Through Melodies and Narratives: A Children’s Book is Improving Oral Hygiene in Rural Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 27, 2024

David, a three-year old residing in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State harboured a strong dislike for brushing his teeth. Each morning, he would resist his guardian, Deborah Akinwale’s attempts to brush his teeth, often resorting to loud crying and scratching in his efforts to avoid the task. Adhering to the US Centre for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendation […]

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Strengthening PHCs Through “Make Our Hospitals Work” Campaign

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 16, 2024

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In the 1950s, the second-ever hospital was built in Igala land. Located in Ogugu community, Government Cottage Hospital was commissioned by the first Atta of the Igala community in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. However, as time passed, the hospital moved from one government administration to the next, […]

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Tricycles to the Rescue: Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Ogun Waterside

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 8, 2024

Odeyinka Oluwatobi (Lead Writer) Lookman Okikiola had worried about having another child after his first daughter was born in 2019. His wife Motolani’s water broke at midnight, weeks before her due date and there was no means to get her to the health centre at that time. In his confusion, a neighbour offered to call […]

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Kicking Down Barriers and Empowering Girls in Kaduna State

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 5, 2024

Football is more than just a game; it has the power to unite people across cultures, languages, and borders. But beyond that, it also has the power to bridge the gender equality gap. When Grace Iliya visited the Bakin-Kogi community in 2019 there was no public school or health-care facility. The community is located on the […]

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Building a Community Network for Health Misinformation Management

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 20, 2024

Abara Erim and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) “I consumed large amounts of garlic or sometimes ingested excessive vitamins to prevent infection. Others also resorted to drinking substances like ‘agbo’ to prevent Coronavirus.”Smith Jow** during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic “The HPV Vaccine causes infertility, and it is a plan by the West to reduce the […]

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