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Kagarko Villages in Kaduna Still Without Health Posts

May 14, 2026
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The Walk Is Over: ECOWAS Must Now Deliver on Malaria Elimination and Maternal Survival

May 14, 2026
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WHX in Lagos to highlight pathways for localising West Africa’s health supply chain

May 13, 2026
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In Nigeria and Tanzania, Simulation Training Is Changing How Birth Emergencies Are Managed

May 12, 2026
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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

May 11, 2026
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By | May 16, 2025

The Joint Learning Network’s Concerted Effort to Strengthen UHC

Ibukun Oguntola and Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writers) Providing access to healthcare is widely recognised as a fundamental human right, as outlined in the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO), which states that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being”. The 1978 Alma […]

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Expanding Access to Diagnostics is the Cornerstone for Extending Universal Health Coverage in Africa

By | March 7, 2025

This article was co-authored by Africa Health Business and Nigeria Health Watch as part of our advocacy efforts to raise awareness and drive action on Universal Health Coverage. About five years ago as COVID-19 intensified , the continent of Africa — like other regions of the world — witnessed the critical role of diagnostics in global health security, proving that […]

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Communities Find Hope Through Local Health Insurance Scheme in Rural Malawi

By | December 2, 2024

Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) When Ruth Kasau discovered she was expecting her first child in 2014, her initial joy was quickly turned to despair. She and her husband, both farmers, faced the daunting reality of unaffordable maternity care. Residing in Ndindi village in Dedza district, in central Malawi, about 30 kilometres from a free government […]

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Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria

By | May 17, 2023

Ibukun Oguntola and Dabri Ohanu Olohije (Lead Writers) The enactment of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act in May 2022 has been lauded as a giant step towards addressing barriers to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Aimed at bridging the gaps in the NHIS legislation, which it replaced, the Act also makes […]

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The NHIA’s Leadership Development Programme: Fostering Effective Leadership

By | April 3, 2023

Effective leadership is key to sustainable change, and that is why the NHIA instituted the Leadership Development Programme in collaboration with Results for Development and Pan-Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre. The training programme has catered to different cadres of the NHIA’s leadership. This article highlights how the NLDP is preparing leaders to successfully navigate the […]

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Next Level Agenda in the journey towards UHC: Health for All Nigerians

By | December 17, 2020

By Aloysius Ugwu & Michael Atima (Lead Writers) When the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, said “Without health, people have nothing; without health, we have nothing as humanity”, he meant a world where everyone can achieve healthy and productive lives no matter who they are or where they live. […]

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