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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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Beauty Without Burden: Why Nigeria Must Keep Lead Out of Cosmetics

May 11, 2026
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Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection for HIV Prevention in Nigeria: The Real Test Is Access

May 11, 2026
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How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals

May 11, 2026
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I-WASH: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Kebbi State

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By Misbahu El-Hamza and Dabri Ohanu Olohije Murjanatu Usman is a 35-year-old mother of eight living in Sauwa community in Argungu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi State. She is expecting her ninth child and receives antenatal care (ANC) at the Sauwa Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC). Murjanatu gave birth to all her children in Sauwa […]

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World Water Day 2023: Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis

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By Onyinye Oranezi and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) As the saying goes, “Water is life”. However, one could rephrase it to say-”Adequate and safe water is life”, or better yet, borrow the famous line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem titled ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’: ‘water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’ […]

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Water No Get Enemy: Improving Access to Water for the Uko Nteghe Community in Akwa Ibom State.

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The gentle early morning rain falls as we drive through the still dark streets of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to Uko Nteghe in Mbo Local Government Area, which our guide says is about three hours away. Uko Nteghe is a rural community of about two thousand inhabitants, who are mainly farmers and fishermen. […]

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Zinari Primary Healthcare Centre: Patients Suffer the Indignity of Inadequate Sanitation and Hygiene Facilities

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Zinari is a small community under Shata ward in Bosso Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community is about 20 kilometers from Bosso town, and community members must cross three small rivers and climb several hills to get to Bosso. Karima Musa is a traditional birth attendant and is taking her son for […]

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Improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Nigeria: The Only Language Cholera Understands

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Nigeria is prone to seasonal disease outbreaks and in the last few years, a series of outbreaks including monkeypox, measles, Lassa fever, yellow fever, cerebrospinal meningitis and cholera have threatened the nation’s public health security. In 2020, while responding to COVID-19, Nigeria was at the same time tackling what was reported as the largest recorded […]

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