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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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#Health4AllRivers: A State-Based Health Insurance Scheme Ensures Affordable Care for Residents

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 10, 2025

Beti Baiye (Guest Writer) The first thing that catches the attention of first-time visitors entering the spacious, airy reception and waiting area of the Model Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Ozuboko, Port Harcourt, is the walls. Every inch is covered with sheet after sheet of A4 paper, each one listing hundreds of names and numbers. According […]

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Infectious Diseases Prevention: The Power of a Community-Led Initiative in Lagos State

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 3, 2025

Blessing Oladunjoye (Guest Writer) In May 2024, Gbenga Ogundimu (not real name), a resident of Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Lagos State, appeared pale and emaciated. He had been coughing for several weeks, and his condition worsened to the point where he was coughing up blood. Ogundimu believed it was a spiritual attack, and he intensified efforts to seek […]

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A Digital Data System is Making Vaccines Accessible to Children Across Kwara’s Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 13, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) A typical day in Babatunde Grace’s life begins with checking her smart tablet to see how many caregivers are expected to bring their children for routine immunisation but have failed to do so. If any are found, she will give them a phone call to understand the reason for their absence […]

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Planting the Future: How a Nigerian University is Tackling Food Insecurity with Agricultural Innovation

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 6, 2025

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal (Guest Writer) Musa Gambo stood at the edge of his once-barren millet farm, watching rows of green crops sway gently in the dry Kano breeze. For years, his farmland yielded low harvests that could not sustain his family. “I was losing hope,” Gambo recalled, until his encounter with Bayero University Centre for […]

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Feeding Hope: An MSF-Backed Nutrition Project is Giving Malnourished Children a Fighting Chance in Katsina

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 23, 2024

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Hauwa’u’s gleeful face could be seen by anyone who entered the children’s ward at the Maternal and Child Health Centre in Kofar Sauri, Katsina. She had a skinny baby strapped to her back. The baby who had been vomiting and excreting more than usual — was brought to the hospital from Dutsin-Ma Local […]

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