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Why Menopause Must Be Part of Nigeria’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda
28 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Why Menopause Must Be Part of Nigeria’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda

Asari Ndem and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) When Ngozi (not her real name) turned 48, she noticed small changes she could not explain. Her sleep...

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Community Trades Worship for Wellness, Saving Dorawar Sallau PHC
27 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Community Trades Worship for Wellness, Saving Dorawar Sallau PHC

By Rahima Shehu Dokaji What does it take for a community to access lifesaving care? For the Dorawar Sallau community in Garun Malam Local Government Area...

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Lancet Countdown Africa Publishes Landmark Report on Climate Change and Health in Africa
26 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lancet Countdown Africa Publishes Landmark Report on Climate Change and Health in Africa

PRETORIA – Climate change is driving economic losses in developing nations. It’s slowing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and worsening threats such as infectious diseases,...

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Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty as the Global Fund Secures US$11.34 Billion in Ongoing Replenishment
23 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty as the Global Fund Secures US$11.34 Billion in Ongoing Replenishment

Vivianne Ihekweazu In 2001, when the late Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, championed the creation of the Global Fund, he is famously quoted as...

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Restored hope: Marmara PHC’s new paediatric ward transforms child emergency care in Kano Municipal
20 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Restored hope: Marmara PHC’s new paediatric ward transforms child emergency care in Kano Municipal

In 2024, a Community Health Watch report covered by Nigeria Health Watch revealed the absence of a functional paediatric ward at Marmara PHC, Kano State...

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A Simple Two-Block Toilet Is Transforming Sanitation in a Kogi Community
20 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Simple Two-Block Toilet Is Transforming Sanitation in a Kogi Community

Ozumi Abdul (Lead writer) For Halima Shuaibu, a petty trader whose small stall of vegetables and household items is the sole lifeline for her four...

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Building Business Resilience Against Mpox and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Insights from International SOS
17 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Building Business Resilience Against Mpox and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Insights from International SOS

Chioma Nnamani (Lead Writer) Mpox has been devastating communities in West and Central Africa, howewer in 2024, four previously unaffected countries, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and...

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Shared Responsibility: Rethinking Men’s Role in Nigeria’s Reproductive Health Agenda
14 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Shared Responsibility: Rethinking Men’s Role in Nigeria’s Reproductive Health Agenda

Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer)Global efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 continue. Goal 5, gender equality, is widely recognised...

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From Neglect to Renewal: Yan Dadi PHC Revitalised, But More Staff Needed
13 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
From Neglect to Renewal: Yan Dadi PHC Revitalised, But More Staff Needed

Seven months ago when Nigeria Health Watch visited Yan Dadi Primary Health Centre, it stood as a symbol of neglect with unsafe wards, no clean water, and...

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Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Sovereignty
12 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Sovereignty

Olaoluwa Olatunde and Aderonke Popoola (Lead writers) Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, clinical...

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Health Behind Bars: How Kano Is Extending Health Insurance Coverage to Inmates
10 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Health Behind Bars: How Kano Is Extending Health Insurance Coverage to Inmates

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Kabiru Tanko (not his real name) was among the inmates moved from the dilapidated Kurmawa Custodial Centre to the newly built...

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Encouraging results from a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa vaccine candidate published in New England Journal of Medicine
06 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Encouraging results from a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa vaccine candidate published in New England Journal of Medicine

One dose elicits robust and long-lasting immune responses in healthy adults in the U.S. and Liberia Key takeaways: NEW YORK, NY – November 6, 2025...

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