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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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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

May 11, 2026
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By | February 24, 2025

Katsina State Offers Lifeline to Sickle Cell Patients, But Advocates Call for Further Support

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Whenever 30-year-old Sadiya Abdullahi, falls ill, her family faces a difficult struggle. The problem they face extends beyond worrying about the health of their daughter, to include the financial cost implications of paying her medical bills. “Whenever I was hospitalised, my poor family spent at least 30,000 to 50,000 [Naira],” Sadiya […]

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Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria Through Private Sector Financing

By | December 12, 2023

Editor’s note: Political leadership to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has never been more crucial in Nigeria than it is now. In line with the theme for UHC Day 2023- Health for All: Time for Action- policymakers need to take immediate action to ensure health for Nigerians without financial difficulties. This Thought Leadership article highlights […]

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Cultivating Political Will for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria

By | November 8, 2023

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a health-systems performance outcome where people have access to quality health care where and when they need it, without financial hardship. Coverage can be defined in two ways: the range of health services provided (promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative) and the proportion of the population covered. While no country […]

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Bridging the Healthcare Gap for Persons Living with Disabilities

By | September 27, 2023

By Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko (lead Writers) Editor’s note: Developing a disability-inclusive healthcare system in Nigeria is critical to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In this Thought Leadership piece, Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko discuss the barriers persons with disabilities face when accessing healthcare services and how training healthcare workers on inclusive communication can […]

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HealthForAll in Nigeria: Four Key Milestones to Build Resilient Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage

By | April 8, 2023

Every year on the 7th of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day (WHD), a day set aside to commemorate the anniversary of the ratification of the constitution of the WHO. This year 2023, the World Health Day campaign themed, Health For All, looks back at key public health milestones since the […]

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Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act’s Implementation

By | February 15, 2023

By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Professor Mohammed Sambo, inaugurated a committee to develop the NHIA Operational Guidelines. As the committee works to meet the 4-week deadline they have been given, here are learnings from Ghana […]

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