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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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In Borno, Cash Transfers Are Helping Families Treat Malnutrition Beyond the Clinic

By Mahdi Garba | May 11, 2026

Bilkisu, a resident of Njimtilo in the Konduga area of Borno State, lives with a visual impairment, while her children remain out of school as the family struggles to survive day by day. For them, even necessities such as food and education are beyond reach. However, when one of her daughters was diagnosed with severe […]

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What Happens When the Lights Go Out? Solar Power Is Keeping Maternity Care Going in Gombe

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 20, 2026

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Aisha (not her real name) had been in labour for over two days in Tula, a remote community in Kaltungo Local Government Area (LGA) in Gombe State. By the time a referral was made to the State Specialist Hospital in Gombe, after prolonged obstructed labour that the facility could no longer […]

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Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 13, 2026

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) When 16-month-old Babangida was brought to the Taimaka outpatient clinic in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, he was already severely malnourished. His mother, Asmau, was only 19. By the time they arrived at the health facility, the concern was visible in his tiny body, evident in the urgency of […]

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How Tech-Enabled Emergency Financing Is Helping Nigerian Families Access Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 7, 2026

Mahdi Garba and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) Nigeria’s population is projected to exceed 237.5 million by 2025. However, the country’s health financing system still leaves many households vulnerable at the point of care. Recent estimates show that out-of-pocket spending accounts for more than 75% of total health expenditure in Nigeria. Although health insurance coverage has increased, […]

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How Community Trust Is Improving Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Abuja Schools

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 30, 2026

Hadiza Mohammed and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead writers) Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. ‘I was educated early,’ she recalled, ‘I simply used a sanitary pad and carried on with my day.’ In many Nigerian communities, that kind of confidence is still not common for girls entering puberty. Success is a […]

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