Sheriff Gbadamosi and Aaron Bawala (Lead writers) For over two decades, Nigeria’s HIV response has been heavily funded by external donors like the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund. These resources helped scale testing, treatment, and awareness campaigns across communities, especially among key populations and vulnerable groups. But […]
Hadiza Mohammed and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) Inclusion is not just a principle; it is a right. Yet, in Nigeria’s campaign to increase the uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are often excluded. With over 1.3 million IDPs displaced by conflict and other crises, these populations are frequently left out […]
Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) Aisha Abdullah, a registered midwife, had just started her morning shift at a primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Gombe State. She was checking a patient’s blood glucose level when she heard a loud voice calling out for her from the hallway. A pregnant woman had just arrived […]
Ibukun Oguntola and Uche Kennedy (Lead writers) In sub-Saharan Africa, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are projected to overtake infectious diseases as the leading cause of death by 2030. This is primarily driven by urbanisation, lifestyle changes, and heavy tobacco use. In Nigeria, tobacco-related conditions worsen the burden of NCD prevalence. There is evidence that NCDs accounted […]
Farai Shawn Matiashe (Lead Writer) Barbara Chabanda, 34, still recalls when her baby fell sick during last year’s El Niño-induced drought in Buhera, 222 kilometres from Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Her baby, who was 12 months at the time, had significant weight loss, fatigue and reduced appetite. She had no idea what it […]
