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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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Better Soup Na Money Kill Am: Recognising the BHCPF’s Achievements in Akpabuyo, Cross River State

By | March 20, 2023

By Beti Baiye and Asari Ndem (Lead Writers) Madam Atim Okon Jimmy, the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Ikot Offiong Ambai Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA), Cross River State, is proud of the changes she has implemented in the PHC, with the support of the Basic Health Care Provision […]

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PreventEpidemicsNaija: How a Media Strategy Contributed to Increasing Epidemic Preparedness Awareness in Nigeria

By | March 6, 2023

By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” Rob Siltanen.  Over the years, Nigeria has recorded several disease outbreaks — Lassa fever, Cholera, Yellow fever, Monkey pox and others. The country has also been impacted by global disease outbreaks such […]

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Mapping for Better Coverage: How GIS Microplanning is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State

By | February 27, 2023

Technology is enhancing healthcare in Nigeria, as demonstrated by the use of GIS mapping in Kano State to improve vaccinators’ performance and address the resurgence of polio cases. GRID3 has built on the success of the GIS intervention introduced in 2012, utilising maps for effective polio and non-polio campaigns in the state. In March 2013, […]

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Returning to Heal: How Regions Healthcare is Improving Access to Quality Care in Imo State and Beyond

By | February 21, 2023

There is a reverse side to Nigeria’s medical brain drain. Healthcare professionals from the diaspora are showing their readiness to come back home and establish medical facilities. Dr Chinonso Egemba and Regions Healthcare are excellent examples of what it is like to take advantage of this ‘brain gain’ to support the growth of Nigeria’s health […]

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Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State

By | February 13, 2023

Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare. To boost Ogun State’s PHC system, in 2020, the state government committed to establishing at least one functional and well-equipped primary health centre in each of the 236 wards in the state. The […]

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