Mahdi 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...

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) The hospital room smelled of antiseptic, but for Aisha [not real name], it might as well have been filled with the...

Onyedikachi 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...

During 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...

Adanna 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...

Cynthia 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...

The absence of female health workers at the Gwarjiko Primary Healthcare (PHC) facility has become a major barrier to maternal healthcare. Maryam Salihu, a pregnant...

Aisha 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,...

Beti 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...

Kingsley Onwuka and Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writers) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues to cast a dark shadow over communities in Nigeria, inflicting not only...

Emeka Oguanuo and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writers) The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and 90-day pause in foreign aid programmes following...

Blessing Oladunjoye (Guest Writer) In May 2024, Gbenga Ogundimu (not real name), a resident of Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Lagos State, appeared pale and emaciated. He had been...