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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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MCHTrack Is Helping Katsina Reach Women and Children Missing Immunisation and Antenatal Care

By Mahdi Garba | September 7, 2026

Before 45-year-old Hadiza Umar Danrimi starts her rounds in Katsina, she checks that her tablet is charged connected to the internet. The device, provided by the Katsina State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA), has an application called Maternal and Child Health Track (MCHTrack). “I move from house to house to ask mothers if their […]

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Community Support and Respectful Care Are Building Trust in a Sokoto Health Centre

By Guest Author | September 4, 2026

Shehu Muhammad Shehu (Lead Writer) Hadiza Abdullahi travelled from the Mallamawan Yari community in the Rabah Local Government Area to the Gagi Primary Health Care (PHC) facility in Sokoto with her 19-month-old son, Yasir. The child had a fever and diarrhoea and was receiving care for malnutrition. “This is our first time here, and they […]

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Investments Created an Opportunity to Strengthen the Health Infrastructure. Will the Country Sustain the Gains?

By Mahdi Garba | August 24, 2026

A long terrazzo walkway from Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH)’s administrative building leads to various parts of the ever-busy facility. Underneath the trees that line up the walkway are patients’ relatives near the wards and other buildings. Within the wards of this tertiary healthcare facility are functional medical equipment like defibrillators, infusion pumps, ECG monitors, […]

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Health Hubs Across Lagos Are Combining In-Person and Virtual Care to Tackle Non-communicable Diseases in Maternal Health

By Maureen Moneke and Tzar Oluigbo | August 17, 2026

In the heart of Balogun Market located in Lagos State, women gather at a health point to get their blood pressure and blood sugar level checked. This check, conducted by mDoc’s NudgeHub, provides community members with an opportunity to learn more about their health while offering routine health screenings that are often overlooked in their […]

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How Market Doctors Are Bringing Primary Care Closer to Traders in Lagos

By Tzar Oluigbo | August 4, 2026

At the entrance to Tejuosho Market in Yaba, Lagos, a woman known as Sisi Alagbo sells locally prepared herbal mixtures, or agbo, to traders seeking relief from fever, stomach pain, body aches and fatigue. For people trying to avoid losing a day’s income, the mixtures are familiar and immediately available. Agbo is not a single […]

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