Articles by Nigeria Health Watch
Emeka Oguanuo and Favour Ani (Lead Writers) Weak community engagement often undermines efforts to tackle Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis. The Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative aims to...
Read MoreFor 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session by Five Cowries,...
Read MoreMahdi Garba (Lead writer) Whenever 30-year-old Sadiya Abdullahi, falls ill, her family faces a difficult struggle. The problem they face extends beyond worrying about the...
Read MoreTzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) The hospital room smelled of antiseptic, but for Aisha [not real name], it might as well have been filled with the...
Read MoreOnyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writer) “Health is on the front burner”, and the current administration has set the goal “to crash maternal mortality”. This objective has become...
Read MoreDuring the four-weeks blackout across northern Nigeria in October 2024, Marmara Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kano Municipal operated for 24 hours when many health...
Read MoreAdanna Opara (Lead Writer) Climate change has been identified as one of the most significant global health threats, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries, particularly...
Read MoreCynthia Tafara Nyahora and Promise Eze (Lead Writers) Pamela Arikureti’s grandchild, who is nearly two years old, has been severely affected by the widespread malnutrition...
Read MoreThe absence of female health workers at the Gwarjiko Primary Healthcare (PHC) facility has become a major barrier to maternal healthcare. Maryam Salihu, a pregnant...
Read MoreAisha Yarima Abdullahi (Guest Writer) Discussions on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) often prioritise women’s issues, such as access to contraception, maternal care,...
Read MoreBeti 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...
Read MoreKingsley Onwuka and Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writers) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues to cast a dark shadow over communities in Nigeria, inflicting not only...
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