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Rights. Justice. Action: Why Women’s Rights Must Be Defended as a Governance and Economic Policy in Nigeria
Asari Ndem (Lead writer) Rights are not real until they can be enforced, until a woman can report abuse without stigma, a survivor can access care and legal aid, and…
Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria’s Health and Development
Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead writer)With less than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress on gender equality remains tremendously slow. The World Economic Forum states that68.8% of…
How Insecurity in Zamfara Is Affecting Access to Routine Health Services
Shehu Muhammad Shehu (Lead writer) For Sadiya Abdullahi, a 35-year-old mother of three in Zugu in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, getting care has become a dangerous…
AI in the Labour Ward: What Malawi’s PeriWatch Vigilance Means for Preventing Stillbirths and Early Newborn Deaths in Nigeria
Hannah Ajayi and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead writers) Malawi’s maternal mortality ratio stands at an estimated 381 deaths per 100,000 live births, while neonatal mortality stands at roughly 24 deaths per…
Kadna Clinic’s Makeover Fails to Fix Deeper Healthcare Gaps
By Harajana Umar The newly renovated Kadna Clinic promised relief to women seeking healthcare in Kadna community, Niger state. However, that relief has proved incomplete. Although the fresh paint and…
Will States Deliver What Nigeria Needs to Beat Malaria by 2030?
Hannah Ajayi (Lead writer) Nigeria has set an ambition to end malaria as a public health threat and align with a malaria-free future by 2030. But targets do not save…
Nigeria to Host the 2026 Inherited Blood Disorders Leadership Forum in Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria — 11 February 2026 — The Nigeria Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion, in collaboration with the National Blood Service Agency and in partnership with the Novo Nordisk…
Turning Big Catch-Up Gains into PHC Practice: The Accountability Test for Nigeria’s Immunisation Plans
Chidinma Peace Ahunam and Chisom Obi-Jeff (Guest writers) In Nigeria, many children miss routine immunisation not because they are “hard to find”, but because services do not consistently reach them.…
Private Sector Financing is Key to Improved Maternal Care in Nigeria
Maureen Moneke and Adanna Opara (Lead writers) Nigeria’s maternal mortality burden remains unacceptably high and points to persistent gaps in access to timely, quality maternity care. Despite financing reforms such…
How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals
Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ogwuche Thomas works as a facility manager at EHA Clinic, a private health clinic in Kano State. His job entails managing healthcare waste and keeping the…