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Nigeria’s Fight Against AMR: Why Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Matter
10 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria’s Fight Against AMR: Why Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Matter

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead writers) An act as small as washing hands with soap and water, can stop microbes from travelling...

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Local Voices Driving Trust and Demand for Polio Vaccines in Bauchi and Kebbi States
08 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Local Voices Driving Trust and Demand for Polio Vaccines in Bauchi and Kebbi States

Solomon Yemi Oladimeji (Lead writer) In Northern Nigeria, where health systems often come face to face with socio-cultural beliefs, change does not arrive in white...

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Fire, Leaks, and Birthing on Floors: A Glimpse into Maitumbi’s Failing PHC
08 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Fire, Leaks, and Birthing on Floors: A Glimpse into Maitumbi’s Failing PHC

At a primary healthcare centre in Maitumbi, Niger State, women give birth on the floor, rain pours on patients through leaking roofs, and a fire-damaged...

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Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life
06 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Breastfeeding Week 2025: Empowering African Women by Integrating HIV Prevention into the First Bonds of Life

Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring legacy, resilience, and...

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A Network of People Living with HIV Fighting Stigma in Plateau State
04 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Network of People Living with HIV Fighting Stigma in Plateau State

Dorcas Daniel Tyena (Lead writer) About 80% of new HIV infections in Nigeria are sexually transmitted from unprotected consensual intercouse. While some are diagnosed with...

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The UHC Gap: Where Are Older Citizens in Health Sector Reforms?
02 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
The UHC Gap: Where Are Older Citizens in Health Sector Reforms?

In July 2025, Nigeria mourned the passing of several distinguished figures. Among them were former President Muhammadu Buhari, 82; the revered Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba...

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The Life and Death Situation of Pregnant Women in Tudun Fulani
31 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Life and Death Situation of Pregnant Women in Tudun Fulani

Pregnancy is not just a journey of life, it is a gamble with death for women in Tudun Fulani, a rural community in Bunkure Local...

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Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health is Key to Nigeria’s Health and Growth
30 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health is Key to Nigeria’s Health and Growth

Maureen Moneke and Christopher Bassey (Lead writers) Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is crucial in attaining several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those...

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Enugu’s Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to Communities
28 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Enugu’s Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to Communities

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) “The goal of citing Primary Health Centres is that people should not have to walk for more than 5 kilometres to...

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Lights Out, Lives Lost: The Human Cost of Hospital Blackouts on Maternal Health
27 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lights Out, Lives Lost: The Human Cost of Hospital Blackouts on Maternal Health

Sunday Oko and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers)“Thirty minutes into my wife’s C-section, NEPA [a colloquial term for electricity distribution companies] interrupted [the hospital’s] electricity,” recalled...

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A Shop Turned Clinic as Badari Fights for Healthcare Access
24 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Shop Turned Clinic as Badari Fights for Healthcare Access

Childbirth is a gamble in Badari, Kano State, with no health centre in sight. Resident’s survival depends on luck and local goodwill. Badari, a rural...

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Lafiya Sisters Expand Contraceptive Access for Women in Hard-to-Reach Jigawa Communities
22 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lafiya Sisters Expand Contraceptive Access for Women in Hard-to-Reach Jigawa Communities

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ikhlas Yusuf Yaqub, a full-time midwife at Dutse General Hospital, still finds time to volunteer with Lafiya Nigeria, an international non-governmental...

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