Mamacare: Using health education to improve maternal and child health in Lagos State.
Lagos Island Maternity Hospital is one of the best known public health facilities in Lagos,…More
Browsing: Torchlight Series
Oloibiri to Abuja: Sustainable People-centered investments in primary and tertiary care
A blue Toyota Corolla pulled to a stop inside the hospital premises and a middle-aged…More
Reducing maternal deaths: How one NGO is changing the narrative for new mothers in Ebonyi State
Lead Writers: Ugonna Ofonagoro, Michael Atima and McHenry Igwe It was a long drive to…More
Between experts and experience: Compassionate advocacy and support for exclusive breastfeeding
Image credit: Nigeria Health Watch These are some of the reasons Nigerian mothers give for…More
Dying Unaware: Race to rescue “the missing millions” from hepatitis in Nigeria
Dying of viral hepatitis in Africa is becoming a bigger threat than dying of AIDS,…More
A Tale of Two PHCs in Niger State: Accessing Equitable Healthcare From Beji to Maito
Beji village, Bosso Local Government Area (LGA), in Niger State is an agrarian community, 30…More
A Dual Approach: Tackling Maternal deaths in Southern Nigeria using technology and birth kits
When Abiodun Adereni founded HelpMum two years ago, his dream was to provide basic health…More
All hands on deck in Kano State as Nigeria on track to being declared polio-free
Just five years ago, Kano State was arguably the epicenter of Nigeria’s polio virus epidemic,…More
Na we dey shake ground: Kuje’s youth run, youth-friendly clinic
Young people make up a significant proportion of Nigeria’s growing population and this demographic dividend…More
Creating a haven for quality primary care in Niger: The Fuka example
On a cold drizzling morning in Fuka village, Munya local government area (LGA), Niger State,…More
Life is in the Blood: Talk Show Host drives donations to FCT blood bank
“To whomsoever saved my life – ‘Thank you’ I owe you my blood” –Kid It…More
Patient-Centred Policy revives Family Planning uptake in Lagos State
Three years ago, Olubunmi Taiwo, then a mother of three girls, had an unplanned pregnancy.…More
Herd Immunity: Jigawa’s community-driven approach boosts immunisation coverage
Jigawa State has been largely characterised by its poor development indices. The latest States Domestic Product…More
Food for Thought – The Dako Community School Feeding Programme nourishing young minds
The drive seemed endless. The Nigeria Health Watch and TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) teams had…More