Articles by Nigeria Health Watch
By Dabri Olohije and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead Writers) The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food production is becoming...
Read MoreBy Misbahu El-Hamza and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) In Nigeria, a child is considered fully vaccinated if he or she has received the full course...
Read MoreBy Sunday Oko and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions of modern medicine. Yet, major public health...
Read MoreStakeholders-call-for-public-private-sector-integration-to-reduce-maternal-mortality. Nigeria: One million Anambra children to receive vitamin A supplements from Unicef. Nigeria: AfDB, EIB, IDB, WHO launch new investment platform to strengthen primary...
Read MoreBy Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Nanzing Lucas Haruna (Lead Writers) Midwives play a critical role in providing essential maternal and newborn healthcare services. While timely...
Read MoreBy Beti Baiye and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) Education plays a critical role in equipping girls with knowledge and confidence, enabling them to make meaningful...
Read MoreGlobal Call to Action Towards Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival. Only six per cent of Nigerians have health insurance, say care providers. FG to introduce...
Read MoreBy Adekemi Adeniyan and Maymunah Kadiri (Lead Writers) “You are not fully dressed without a smile.” This age-old adage is often used to encourage people...
Read More1 in 10 children dies from hunger before age five in Nigeria. Achieving SDG 2, zero hunger, and SDG 3, good health and well-being, by...
Read MoreBy Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) In 2020, Maxwell Yambeni encountered a life-threatening situation involving a patient at Chikwawa District Hospital in southern Malawi. A fifteen-year-old...
Read MoreTashan Jirgi Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) was constructed in 2020 by the member representing Wushishi LGA in the Federal House of Representatives and had...
Read MoreIn the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new virus (HIV) that caused the devastating disease, AIDs had emerged and spread around the world. The...
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