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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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A Small Pill with Big Impact: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Redefine Maternal Outcomes in Bauchi

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 25, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Hajara Abdullahi, a mother of five in Bauchi State, noted that her health had improved since she started taking Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS), a supplementary drug that provides pregnant women with a mix of essential vitamins and minerals. “It makes me eat well,” she explained, “and I now feel energetic unlike […]

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Two Men’s Mission to Restoring Eye Sights amid Searing Temperatures in Kwara State

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 7, 2025

Abdullahi Muritala (Lead Writer) On a sunny day in April 2022, Memunat Aransiola, a petty trader, stepped out from her weary-roofed bungalow to pick up some items in the market. Suddenly, everything went from dim to blurry. The hot weather seemed to have triggered an eye defect she had. “I quickly called for support, and […]

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The Three-Pronged Approach That Cut Ekiti’s Maternal and Child Mortality in Half

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 19, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In the dead of night in 2014, panic spread through Irono, a small community in Ekiti State, reliant on the services of a single Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC). After a mother had just given birth at the PHC, an intruder attempted to steal a newborn. The baby’s sharp cries drew nurses […]

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Ulerawa: Ekiti’s Bold Approach to Cutting Out-of-Pocket Health Costs For Residents

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 3, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) Tosin Jaiyeoba, a mother of three, sat quietly in the post-delivery ward at the comprehensive health centre in Okesha, Ado-Ekiti, the capital city of Ekiti State. She was breastfeeding her newborn, having delivered at the facility without paying out-of-pocket. The hospital buzzed with activity around her, being one of the pilot […]

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Katsina State Offers Lifeline to Sickle Cell Patients, But Advocates Call for Further Support

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 24, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Whenever 30-year-old Sadiya Abdullahi, falls ill, her family faces a difficult struggle. The problem they face extends beyond worrying about the health of their daughter, to include the financial cost implications of paying her medical bills. “Whenever I was hospitalised, my poor family spent at least 30,000 to 50,000 [Naira],” Sadiya […]

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