Christopher Bassey and Hannah Ajayi (Lead writers) As official development assistance (ODA) continues to decline, governments are coming under growing pressure to mobilise domestic resources...

Sheriff Gbadamosi and Favour Ani (Lead writers) On a humid afternoon in Kano State, a group of women sat in a circle inside the Bunkure...

Hafsat Bello In Indabo Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), the call for 24-hour services is growing louder as pregnant women risk their lives when labour begins...

Mahdi Garba and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) Nigeria’s population is projected to exceed 237.5 million by 2025. However, the country’s health financing system still leaves many...

Favour Solomon-Uwakwe and Maureen Moneke (Lead writers) At the Academia–Micronutrient Deficiency Control (MNDC) Committee Roundtable on “Advancing Sustainable Food Fortification in Nigeria: Bridging Research, Innovation...

Anwuli Nwankwo and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) Every year in Nigeria, thousands of newborns die from infections that should have been preventable, yet the microbes responsible have become resistant to...

Hafsat Bello Just weeks after the Gurjiya Primary Health Care (PHC) renovation, a newly installed solar battery, which helped power the facility, was stolen, raising...

Favour Ani and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) In a stabilisation ward (a specialised treatment unit for severe malnutrition) in northern Nigeria, a child with...

Hadiza Mohammed and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead writers) Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. ‘I was educated early,’ she recalled, ‘I...

Ibukun Oguntola and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) In this latest edition of Nigeria Health Watch’s Curated Conversations, the Country Representative of the World Health Organization...

A poem by Dr. Ebere Okereke – Inspired by Kwesi Brew’s “The Sea Eats Our Land” Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem in the wake...

The improvement at Shuwaki Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) has offered hope for the community, but without 24-hour services, many patients are still left without receiving...