Articles by Nigeria Health Watch
By Rabi Mustapha Every day, pregnant women in remote villages across Kagarko Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, are left behind in the struggle...
Read MoreLagos, Nigeria | 7 May 2026: West Africa’s in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market currently stands at US$0.988 billion in 2025 and is set to grow...
Read MoreZuwena Khatib, Tzar Oluigbo and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) On a Friday morning in Dawaki, Gombe State, Saleha, a mother of seven, was sitting outside...
Read MoreOladimeji Solomon Yemi and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers)Nigeria remains one of the countries with the highest number of maternal deaths globally, with a maternal mortality rate...
Read MoreOnyinye Oranezi (Lead writer) On a recent Saturday afternoon at a neighbourhood hair salon, a casual conversation with two secondary school girls revealed something telling....
Read MoreEmeka Oguanuo (Lead writer) Health outcomes in Nigeria will only improve if the country invests more seriously in science and research. While the country has...
Read MoreChinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health investments a country can make to reduce preventable...
Read MoreMahdi Garba and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in...
Read MoreYasir Jamal Bakare and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) In July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the 3 by 35 Initiative, calling on countries...
Read MoreZubaida Baba Ibrahim and Precious Ajayi (Lead writers) Nigeria recorded an estimated 14,000 cases of armed violence between 2018 and 2024. During this period, the...
Read MoreBy Hafsat Bello While marking the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day at a one-day symposium organised in Kano State, the Kano State Contributory Health...
Read MoreChibuike Alagboso (Lead writer) Nigeria’s pension fund assets grew by 20% in 2025, rising from N22.9 trillion in January to over ₦27 trillion by December....
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