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2020 Vision: A call to great exploits in Nigeria’s health sector

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 3, 2020

A new year is here, the end of one decade and the beginning of another, depending on where you place your marker. The year that passed witnessed some incredible moments in Nigeria’s health sector, and as we begin 2020, it’s important to reflect on what went well in 2019, and what we must look to […]

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The Men who Change Diapers: Men’s antenatal classes encourage better maternal health in Lagos

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 30, 2019

There are so many stories of giving birth in Nigeria. From good to not so great. These stories come from people in all classes of the society. While there are thousands of successful deliveries that happen daily across the country, it is often the unsuccessful deliveries that seem to make it faster to the news. […]

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When Gavi came to visit Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 25, 2019

A welcome visit from Gavi As 2019 wound down to its close and holiday plans were being made, arrangements were also being made for a high-level visit of Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and his team to Nigeria. This was a much-welcomed visit- as it comes after a dark period that saw […]

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A Brand New Maito: Renovated PHC caters to community health needs in Niger State

By Guest Author | December 23, 2019

Bashar Abubakar It is a dusty Tuesday morning in Maito village, typical of the early harmattan season. Men and women carrying farm equipment walk on either side of the small road that divides the village into two. The rainy season has ended, and the villagers are busy harvesting. Not so for Malam Aliyu Bala, who […]

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#UHCDay2019: Is Nigeria’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund Leaving No One Behind?

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 18, 2019

Editor’s Note: For UHC Day on December 12th, The Nigeria Health Watch team in partnership with Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI), held a Community UHC Forum in Jiwa, on the outskirts of Abuja’s Municipal Area Council. The goal was to learn what the community understood about the country’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) […]

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