Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer)Global efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 continue. Goal 5, gender equality, is widely recognised...

Seven months ago when Nigeria Health Watch visited Yan Dadi Primary Health Centre, it stood as a symbol of neglect with unsafe wards, no clean water, and...

Olaoluwa Olatunde and Aderonke Popoola (Lead writers) Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, clinical...

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Kabiru Tanko (not his real name) was among the inmates moved from the dilapidated Kurmawa Custodial Centre to the newly built...

One dose elicits robust and long-lasting immune responses in healthy adults in the U.S. and Liberia Key takeaways: NEW YORK, NY – November 6, 2025...

By Mustapha Garba For many pregnant women in Mahuta community in Kaduna State, accessing healthcare is a daily nightmare. With just one overstretched health clinic...

Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) On 22 October 2025, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare approved and released 32.9 billion Naira under the Basic...

Chinonso Kenneth (Lead writer) When Cecilia Ahmadu began bleeding heavily, three days after performing a self-induced abortion, she knew something had gone wrong. “I was...

Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Nigeria is at a critical juncture in advancing health financing reforms to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Despite...

The world’s largest sexual and reproductive health conference, ICFP 2025, will spotlightevidence-based solutions advancing access, equity, and autonomy worldwide. Amid the biggest crossroads for reproductive...

Aaron Bawala (Lead writer) When my wife went into labour at night in June 2025, I was fortunate to be there to support her. As...

Imole Agunbiade and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) When Emeka (not his real name) began showing symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection (STI), specifically a burning...