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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa's Health Financing Is a Global Reset

May 27, 2026
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

May 25, 2026
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure

May 23, 2026
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication

May 22, 2026
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage

May 20, 2026
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Charting a Course to #HealthforAll: Transforming Primary Health Care Delivery in Enugu State

By | May 16, 2023

By Kenneth Ibe and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Primary healthcare is the cornerstone of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and is the first port of call for individuals and families seeking healthcare. Nigeria’s primary health care system is fraught with numerous challenges, one of the root causes of which is that it is primarily the responsibility […]

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ALMANACH: Revolutionising the Management of Childhood Illnesses in Adamawa State

By | May 8, 2023

By Beti Baiye and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) When the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy in the mid-1990s, the goal was to significantly reduce preventable mortality and morbidity while promoting healthy growth and development of children under-5. The strategy includes […]

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Celebrating Womanhood: The Art of Elevating Women’s Voices for Quality Healthcare

By | April 18, 2023

By Dabri Olohije Ohanu and Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writers) Listening to women’s voices, needs and unique perspectives is paramount to improving access to quality, respectful maternal healthcare. In 2021, Nigeria Health Watch conceptualised the Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala, as a “Health Meets Art” initiative aimed at raising greater awareness about maternal health issues, among a […]

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Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

By | April 10, 2023

Hadiza Mohammed and Chibuike Alagboso (Lead Writers) It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the antenatal clinic (ANC) at Gagi Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Sokoto South Local Government Area (LGA) in Sokoto State. Aishatu Mohammed Bello, the head of the ANC unit speaks to the pregnant mothers […]

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How an Innovative Communications Model is Enhancing Menstrual Health Management in Bauchi, Nigeria

By | March 27, 2023

By Sunday Oko and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Menstrual health and period poverty continue to be a major challenge affecting girls and women in Nigeria. Despite being a natural and necessary process in the female reproductive cycle, menstruation remains associated with secrecy and shame, with cultural and religious beliefs often dictating how women manage their […]

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