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Ojota PHC Crisis: Delays and Heat Drive Patients Away
19 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Ojota PHC Crisis: Delays and Heat Drive Patients Away

Delayed care and unbearable heat are fast becoming a dangerous combination at Ojota PHC, where patients seeking help are instead met with long waits and...

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CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine
18 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine

Shalom David and Uwaifiokun Okhuarobo (Lead writers) Every dry season, the wards begin to fill. At Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State and the...

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When Children Miss Vaccines, Polio Risks Re-emerge: Lessons from Kebbi State
16 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
When Children Miss Vaccines, Polio Risks Re-emerge: Lessons from Kebbi State

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) When Umar Adamu, the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) for Aliero Local Government Area in Kebbi State, received a report...

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Love, But Make It Safe: What Young Nigerians Told Us About Contraception and What Is Actually True
14 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Love, But Make It Safe: What Young Nigerians Told Us About Contraception and What Is Actually True

Onyinye Oranezi and Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead writers) On Valentine’s Day, when conversations about intimacy and relationships are more visible, access to clear, stigma-free information...

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Beyond Coverage: Why Nigerian Women Need Health Information They Can Use
14 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Beyond Coverage: Why Nigerian Women Need Health Information They Can Use

Prudence Enema and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Health communication is more than sharing health behaviour, decision-making, and outcomes. For many Nigerian women, access to clear,...

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CEPI launches global plan to secure the future against epidemic and pandemic threats
13 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
CEPI launches global plan to secure the future against epidemic and pandemic threats

OSLO, 13 FEB—As deadly disease outbreaks become ever more frequent and disruptive, CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) is setting out a bold plan...

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Tarunu Health Post Fails to Provide Basic Health Services to the Community
12 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Tarunu Health Post Fails to Provide Basic Health Services to the Community

In Tarunu, a community located in Fammar Ward of Kibiya Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano, a health post exists but it is the only...

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Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?
10 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains into Irreversible Elimination?

Dr Adachi Ekeh, Dr Aishat Usman, Dr Achille Batonon, Dr Virgil Lokossou (Lead writers)In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard for immigration posts,...

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A Revamped Health Centre Brings Care Closer to Sarkin Kura in Kano
06 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Revamped Health Centre Brings Care Closer to Sarkin Kura in Kano

For years, childbirth in Sarkin Kura community meant confronting danger. The journey to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) was often filled with uncertainty, and for...

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Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria
06 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria

Asari Ndem (Lead writer) Rights are not real until they can be enforced, until a woman can report abuse without stigma, a survivor can access...

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Saving Mothers in Lagos: Why Empowering Nurse-Midwives Can Reduce Obstetric Risk
02 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Saving Mothers in Lagos: Why Empowering Nurse-Midwives Can Reduce Obstetric Risk

Orode Doherty (Guest Writer) Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have long served as primary caregivers for pregnant women in many parts of Lagos. Their popularity stems...

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When Food Prices Rise, Diets Shrink: Nutrition Under Pressure in Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Nigeria
28 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
When Food Prices Rise, Diets Shrink: Nutrition Under Pressure in Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Nigeria

Christopher Bassey and Timothy Kovonah (Lead writers) Food prices are reshaping what families eat, how they cook, and how they share meals, with direct implications...

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