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As Efforts Intensify to Contain Bundibugyo Ebola, Women Remain Most Vulnerable to Its Economic Impact

Jul 06, 2026
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An Epidemic of Parastatals in Nigeria’s Health Sector

Jul 04, 2026
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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

Jul 03, 2026
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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

Jul 03, 2026
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Why Zambia is Rethinking Tuberculosis Testing, and Why Validation Must Come First

Jul 02, 2026
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By Yasir Bakare | July 1, 2026

From Autonomy to Accountability: Can Local Governments Deliver Better Primary Health Care in Nigeria?

About 70%of Nigerians depend on primary health care (PHC) centres for healthcare. For most people, this centre is the most frequent point of contact with any government service. The local government chairman is supposed to run it, fund it, and is responsible when it fails. The Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling confirmed that state governments […]

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Our Love, In Sickness and In Health

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 13, 2020

Editor’s Note: Ahead of Valentine’s Day on February 14, Nigeria Health Watch Social Media Analyst Michael Atima weaves a tale of romance that takes a nose dive when the unexpected happens, and reminds us all that love is sweet, but sweeter when both partners have access to the best gift money can buy — quality, affordable healthcare. […]

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What’s the BHCPF got to do with it? – The Universal Health Coverage Dialogue

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 22, 2018

The setting was cosy, but the goal was clear: the participants who attended the Nigeria Health Watch policy dialogue on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) last week were specifically handpicked to dissect the National Health Act, particularly the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and draw out its direct and indirect ties to UHC in Nigeria. […]

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Has the Nigerian patient been “Failed by Angels?”

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 8, 2016

This week in Abuja the Centre for the Right to Health (CRH) will hold the premiere of an advocacy documentary, “Failed by Angels,” which highlights the exploitations of patients’ rights in the Nigerian health system, especially during maternity care. CRH is a non-profit that envisions a Nigeria where quality healthcare is available, affordable and accessible […]

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Can this National Council on Health be the beginning of real change for the Nigerian Health Sector?

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 14, 2016

Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thought Leadership Piece, Felix Abrahams Obi, a health system research and policy analysis expert with the Health Policy Research Group of the University of Nigeria, writes about the Emergency Session of the National Council on Health that recently held in Abuja. A few hours after President Buhari launched the #ChangeBeginsWithMe […]

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