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News Release: Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event
21 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
News Release: Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event

World leaders pledged at least an additional US$ 170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event Tuesday at the Seventy-eighth World Health...

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Reaching Unvaccinated Children in Bauchi: The Role of Budget Advocacy
20 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Reaching Unvaccinated Children in Bauchi: The Role of Budget Advocacy

Mahdi Garba (Lead Writer) After contracting polio at age 6, Ibrahim Hussaini, now 41, was left physically disabled. But rather than let his condition define...

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Apply for the West Africa Solutions Journalism Fellowship
19 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Apply for the West Africa Solutions Journalism Fellowship

Are you a health journalist ready to use the solutions journalism framework to change the narrative on global health and development in West Africa? Nigeria...

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The Joint Learning Network’s Concerted Effort to Strengthen UHC
16 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Joint Learning Network’s Concerted Effort to Strengthen UHC

Ibukun Oguntola and Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writers) Providing access to healthcare is widely recognised as a fundamental human right, as outlined in the Constitution of...

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WAHO Expands Lassa Fever Coalition with new Regional Health Partners to Accelerate Vaccine Access in West Africa
15 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
WAHO Expands Lassa Fever Coalition with new Regional Health Partners to Accelerate Vaccine Access in West Africa

Three leading West African health partners: Corona Management Systems, Nigeria Health Watch, and Bloom Public Health, have officially joined the Lassa Fever Coalition, an instrumental...

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A Day In The Life Of A Midwife With A Mission To Save Mothers In Kura LGA
15 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Day In The Life Of A Midwife With A Mission To Save Mothers In Kura LGA

Hafsat Muhammad Alto, a midwife, has made a relentless commitment to rewriting the narrative of maternal care in Kura Local Government Area (LGA). At Gundutse...

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The Power of Collaboration in Infodemic Response: Insights from a Workshop
14 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Power of Collaboration in Infodemic Response: Insights from a Workshop

Sunday Oko and Habibat Ohunene Lawal (Lead Writers) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This...

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Nigeria Health Watch to Host Webinar on Networked Approaches to Combatting Health Information Disorder
13 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Health Watch to Host Webinar on Networked Approaches to Combatting Health Information Disorder

Abuja, Nigeria, May 12, 2025: Nigeria Health Watch will host a high-level webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2025, titled; “Networked Approaches to Combatting Health Information...

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An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less
12 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) It was a few minutes after 1am, when the city of Lagos, in southern Nigeria, should have been asleep, Raji Rafiu,...

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Better Care in Kaduna: Funding and Workforce Solutions for PHC
10 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Better Care in Kaduna: Funding and Workforce Solutions for PHC

Sheriff Gbadamosi and Aaron Bawala (Lead Writers) Kaduna State has made bold strides in revitalising its primary healthcare (PHC) system in recent years. With over...

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Daneji Midwives Encourage PHC Deliveries  
08 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Daneji Midwives Encourage PHC Deliveries  

When labour begins at night, many women in Daneji, a community in Kano State, choose to deliver at home. This is risky. “One wrong step,...

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You Are Not Alone: How Women Find Strength After Childbirth
08 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
You Are Not Alone: How Women Find Strength After Childbirth

Kenneth Ibe and Prudence Enema (Lead writers) Womi sat on the edge of the hospital bed, her newborn nestled beside her, tears quietly streaming down...

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