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Restored hope: Marmara PHC’s new paediatric ward transforms child emergency care in Kano Municipal
In 2024, a Community Health Watch report covered by Nigeria Health Watch revealed the absence of a functional paediatric ward at Marmara PHC, Kano State forcing many families to shuttle…
A Simple Two-Block Toilet Is Transforming Sanitation in a Kogi Community
Ozumi Abdul (Lead writer) For Halima Shuaibu, a petty trader whose small stall of vegetables and household items is the sole lifeline for her four children, life is a constant…
Lassa Fever Clinical Trials Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Sovereignty
Olaoluwa Olatunde and Aderonke Popoola (Lead writers) Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, clinical trials capacity for therapeutics and…
Encouraging results from a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa vaccine candidate published in New England Journal of Medicine
One dose elicits robust and long-lasting immune responses in healthy adults in the U.S. and Liberia Key takeaways: IAVI’s Lassa vaccine candidate rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC has an acceptable safety profile and elicits…
Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Becoming Untreatable and a New Study Shows Why
Imole Agunbiade and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) When Emeka (not his real name) began showing symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection (STI), specifically a burning sensation during urination, he felt…
Nigeria Health Watch, Premium Times and Punch to Host Webinar on Investing in Health in a Limited Fiscal Space
As Nigeria strives to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and strengthen its health system, the need for sustainable, domestically driven health financing has never been more urgent. To sustain national…
Leaking Roofs, Broken Walls: Inside Kakau PHC’s Struggle to Give Care
By Margaret Joseph As the rain heavily poured one afternoon in Kakau, patients huddled together in corners, clutching their children and belongings, while water dripped steadily through the ceiling onto…
Rethinking Solutions: How a Positive Deviance Lens Can Strengthen Primary Health Care
Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer) ‘Not all deviance is negative; without it, we would never change the world’ — Stacy Pershall Primary health care (PHC) is a non-negotiable cog in the healthcare…
Your eDokta Will See You Now: A Telemedicine Clinic is Bridging Maternal Health Gaps in Kano
Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Salamatu Yusuf, a resident of Yanoko in Tofa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano remembers how she used to walk about five kilometres, anytime she wants…
How Antimicrobial Resistance Threatens Maternal Health in Nigeria
Chinwe Catherine Eze and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) In maternity wards across sub-Saharan Africa, the battle for life is fought on two fronts: against the complications of childbirth, and against…