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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

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“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths

May 30, 2026
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By Nigeria Health Watch | December 2, 2024

Communities Find Hope Through Local Health Insurance Scheme in Rural Malawi

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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Nigeria’s Health Migration Policy to Address Brain Drain Aims to Boost Local Expertise

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 16, 2024

Alexander Chiejina and Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead Writers) Human mobility has always been an essential aspect of life. Beyond the essential physiological and psychological motivations to move, the constant quest for better living conditions, often drives migration. This has implications for public health policy, highlighting the need to consider trends in health worker migration in the […]

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Mutuelle de Santé: Rwanda’s Blueprint For Universal Health Coverage

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 5, 2024

Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Daphrose Mukanyangezi, a farmer from Nyamasheke, a district in south-western Rwanda, used to live in constant fear of falling ill. She was particularly worried about the crippling cost of hospital care for her elephantiasis, a condition she has been battling for years, and which threatened her already limited financial resources. However, […]

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Breaking Barriers: Advancing UHC in Africa To Enable Equitable Healthcare Access

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 21, 2023

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has it foundation in the 1948 World Health Organisation (WHO) Constitution, which declares health as a fundamental human right and commits to ensuring the highest attainable level of health for all. Despite the ongoing public health efforts, the mission of upholding this basic human right falls short if people cannot afford or have access to care when needed.  […]

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Destination, Universal Health Coverage for all Nigerians: Can a Sector-Wide Approach Get Us There?

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 14, 2023

Chibuike Alagboso and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead Writers) The repositioning of Nigeria’s health sector is benefiting from the highest levels of political engagement. The involvement of critical stakeholders with the power and influence to bring about the desired changes, to accelerate the country’s attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has provided the health sector with […]

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