Articles by Nigeria Health Watch
By Sunday Oko and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) The Federal Government Budget for the Health Sector has more than doubled over the past five years,...
Read MoreBy Elijah Ojonicko Akoji (Lead Writer) Hadiza Haladu’s first pregnancy almost ended in a double tragedy when she went into early labour. The closest health...
Read MoreSheshimandiko is a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Although the community has a health centre, it lacks the most...
Read MoreNigeria’s health sector has been fraught with suboptimal public investment to sustain its development and achievement of key development objectives such as Universal Health Coverage...
Read MoreFG disburses N101bn from Basic Healthcare Provision Fund – Official. Cancer deaths in Africa could rise over 30% – WHO. Over 14M children in Nigeria...
Read MoreLarry Brilliant, a renowned epidemiologist, once said that “outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional.” Globally, this inevitability of outbreaks has been even more evident...
Read MoreNigeria Health Watch has announced the third edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards ceremony to celebrate evidence-based and accurate reporting of epidemic preparedness in Nigeria...
Read MoreThe joy of welcoming their new-born son was dampened when Delight Sunday’s parents saw that the infant had a large tear on both sides of...
Read MoreDanbare community has a well-constructed Primary Health Center (PHC) however, community members have not been able to access the facility as it has remained closed...
Read More‘2023 proposed national budget for health not sufficient to improve sector’. FG Tightens Measures against Ebola Outbreak. Lassa fever experts gather in Abuja for workshop...
Read MoreMedia reports have been filled with reports of flooding in several states in Nigeria in the last few months. Thousands of hectares of farmland has...
Read MoreBy Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Born and raised in Atari Village, Kaptoyoy sub-county, in the Kween district of eastern Uganda, 23-year-old Mercy Chebet was married...
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