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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 Nigeria Health Watch | November 30, 2025

Hands on his Knees, Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo refused to be defined by Polio: Tribute to a Friend

A guest post by Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu On 30 October 2025, news broke unexpectedly that Akin “Shuga” Tofowomo had passed away while undergoing surgery in Canada. The shock was followed by tears and a slow journey toward acceptance. As he was laid to rest on 29 November, many of us are still coming to terms […]

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Getting to 100 percent: Enugu’s fight to maintain its polio free status

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 2, 2020

Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state announced the commencement of the sub-national polio vaccination campaign on January 17, 2020, Asogwa, 37, prepared to take her two-year-old son, Emeka, to a vaccination centre a few kilometres from where she lives […]

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Identify and Report: How grassroots informants accelerated the end of polio in Niger state

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 11, 2018

The streets of Masaga district in the northern part of Bida local government area of Niger state were adorned with a colourful display of varying designs of outfits as both the young and elderly march to different destinations for marriage ceremonies. Fridays are usually for wedding ceremonies, explains Baba Buhari, the Disease Surveillance and Notification […]

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The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State

By Bashar Abubakar | August 20, 2018

In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno. Since then, those working in the polio space, nationally and globally, have worked hard and are watching vigilantly with bated breath as Nigeria again comes close to being declared polio-free by 2019, incidentally […]

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Great Expectations for Nigeria’s Health Sector: Top Five Priorities in 2018

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 11, 2018

Every new year comes with high expectations, with the hopes of new opportunities to make a difference in the Nigerian health sector and new energy to carry on ongoing projects. 2018 is here, and with it comes a whole new year of possibilities for the Nigerian health sector. Last week, Nigeria Health Watch summarised some […]

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