Your meat could be killing You: Nigeria’s unhealthy Abattoirs
Editor’s Note: The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited abattoirs in Suleja and Dei-Dei, to…More
Browsing: Thought Leadership Series
A mango in the backyard that cannot be plucked: FCT indigenes face glaring health inequities
Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership blog, Nigeria Health Watch Journalist Chibuike Alagboso spotlights…More
Lassa Fever: Why the Nigerian government should fund disease diagnostics for epidemic preparedness
Editor’s Note: Chidindu Mmadu-Okoli is a 2019 #PreventEpidemicsNaija Fellow at Nigeria Health Watch. In this…More
Let’s talk about sex: What do Nigerian adolescents know about sexual reproductive health?
Editor’s Note: Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Education As A Vaccine (EVA) recently conducted…More
World Population Day 2019: Is Nigeria in trouble?
Thirty years ago, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) established World Population Day, an annual…More
National TB Conference 2019: Building Stronger Partnerships to End TB in Nigeria
Despite years of neglect — these are exciting times for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis (TB)!…More
Dawn of a new era as new heads of NHIS and NACA appointed
The general elections in Nigeria are long behind us, following postponements, pronouncements and postulation from…More
Antibiotic Misuse: A gap in the sexual health knowledge of Nigerian Youth
Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch’s Production Coordinator McHenry…More
Nigerian Youth Suicides: A call for holistic reforms
In May, Sahara Reporters in an article told the tragic story of a promising 400…More
Empty Promises: The Bane of Health Sector Reform in Nigeria
Editor’s Note: This week’s Op-Ed comes from Chiamaka P. Ojiako, a lawyer and health equity…More
To the last mile – Can Nigerian states improve health access in rural areas through innovative finance mechanisms?
Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Director of Finance…More
Dear President Buhari; Without Health, We have Nothing
Dear President Buhari, congratulations on your election to a second term as president of the…More
The human cost of the lingering NHIS debacle
Mrs. Jocelyne Agbo still thinks about the death of little Aliyu. The questions keep recurring…More
How perceived side effects of contraceptives hampers family planning in Nigeria
Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from Nigeria Health Watch team member Dara Ajala-Damisa. She…More