August 29, 2022
Nigeria: Water No Get Enemy - Improving Access to Water for the Uko Nteghe Community in Akwa Ibom State
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… Read more »
August 27, 2022
Nigeria: Madangen Clinic - a Perfect Picture of Health Inequity
Madangen is a mainly agrarian community under Tungan Wawa ward in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community members are unable to readily access quality… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Nigeria: Human Resource, a Critical Need for Dawakiji Health Clinic
Dawakiji Basic Health Clinic in Dawakiji community of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State provides healthcare services to the residents of Dawakiji and… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: Implementing Nigeria's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax to Harness Domestic Resources for Health
In 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax. It is embedded in the Finance Act of 2021, which levies a ₦10 tax on each litre of all… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Nigeria: Partnering to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Vulnerable Groups in Borno State
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in collaboration with the Borno State Government, particularly the Borno State… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Nigeria: Code Red - Katakpa Community Health Facility Needs a Reset
Katakpa is a rural farming community in Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Due to years of neglect, the only health facility in the community is now barely… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Nigeria: Transitioning Polio Emergency Operations Centres to Strengthen Nigeria's Health Security
Emergency Operations Centres, first used in Nigeria during the national polio response, were valuable assets in Nigeria's polio response, and they continue to be a vital resource… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Evaluating Strengths and Gaps and Improving Kano State's Health Systems
When Nigeria conducted a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) in 2017, there was no way of knowing that the COVID-19 pandemic was just three years away. The whole essence of the JEE is… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Innovations and Current Trends in Digitising Distribution of Health Products in Nigeria
Digital technology has become an integral part of daily life, and healthcare delivery can be improved by taking full advantage of the interconnectedness that technology affords. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: A Wearable Reminder - Prompting Caregivers to Stick to Vaccination Schedules in Kano State
Gandirwawa Primary Health Centre (PHC) is in Minjibir Local Government Area (LGA) which is 42 kilometres from Kano city in Kano State. Located on an expanse of land the size of… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Nigeria: Jigawa Health Post - Accessing Healthcare With Dignity
Jigawa, a rural community in the Warawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State has a health post that provides healthcare services to residents. Health posts are designed to… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Healthcare Services Should Be Inclusive of Persons With Disabilities - Here Is How
Persons with disabilities are more likely to experience significant disadvantages when it comes to accessing health, resulting in adverse socio-economic outcomes and higher rates… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Nigeria: Girl Child Concerns Academy - Unleashing the Potential of Girls in Borno State
The boko haram insurgency has negatively impacted girl child education which is vital to any country's growth. An organisation increasing access to education for the girl child in… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Nigeria: #PreventEpidemicsNaija - Advocating for Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Strengthen Nigeria's Health Security
When the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Campaign was launched in 2018, it was likened to the story of the boy who cried wolf. Why should the country dedicate resources to prepare for an… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Integrated Approach to Tackling Malnutrition
Zimbabwe's economic crisis has exacerbated malnutrition among children in the country. In Harare and Bulawayo provinces, GOAL Zimbabwe, in partnership with the two City Councils… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Nigeria: Elizabeth Shaba Clinic - Lacking a Critical Amenity
Elizabeth Shaba Maternal and Child Health Clinic is in Nykangbe community, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA), of Niger State. The clinic is primarily focused on providing… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Nigeria: 18 Nigerian States Rank Poorly On Health Systems Indicators - Health Report
A new report released today by The ONE Campaign, in partnership with National Advocates for Health, Nigeria Health Watch, Public & Private Development Centre (PPDC), and other… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Nigeria: Decentralising Health Security - Lessons From Covid-19
On Monday, 18 July 2022, Ghana declared the first-ever outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg virus in its southern Ashanti region. Efforts are currently underway to investigate… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Nigeria: Winning the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation in Cross River State
Female Genital Mutilation is a harmful cultural practice that violates the rights of girls and women. Although Nigeria's Violence Against People Prohibition Act criminalises it,… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Nigeria: She Writes Woman - Giving Mental Health a Voice in Nigeria
For a significant part of her life, Hauwa Ojeifo had struggled with extreme mood and energy swings, which, coupled with trauma from sexual and emotional abuse, severely interfered… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Nigeria: Two Sides of the Same Coin - Improving Primary Health Care in Kano State Through Sustained Financing and a Strengthened Health Workforce
A shortage of well trained, and motivated Human Resources for Health (HRH) and inadequate funding are some of the challenges confronting Nigeria's Primary Health Care (PHC) system.… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Nigeria: Strengthening Nigeria's Local Capacity to Lead the Lassa Fever Response
The driveway in the grounds of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) is large and welcoming and as you enter the hospital premises, the hospital's motto: 'Patient is… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Nigeria: Transitioning Nigeria's National Population Policy - From Policy to Implementation
The National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is the top think tank in the federation, responsible for conducting cutting edge research on national issues. Every… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Nigeria: The Women in Unguwar Duniya Deserve Access to Quality Maternal Care
Pregnant women in some rural communities in Nigeria continue to suffer from the lack of adequate and quality maternal care due to lack of access to a healthcare facility or, where… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Nigeria: Leveraging the Joint External Evaluation to Improve Health Security At Sub-National Level
When the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria, Dr Johnson Simon Mafuka who heads the Infectious Diseases unit at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Owerri, Imo State said… Read more »