February 15, 2023
Nigeria: Universal Health Care in Nigeria - Accelerating the NHIA Act's Implementation
In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Professor Mohammed Sambo, inaugurated a committee to develop the NHIA Operational… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Nigeria: Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State
Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation's healthcare. To boost Ogun State's PHC system, in 2020, the… Read more »
February 11, 2023
Nigeria: Public Health Communication During a Health Emergency - What We Have Learned
"We've learned collectively that transparency, openness, and the communication of credible information to people in real-time results in functional responses by people"- Dr Mike… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Nigeria: From the Lunacy Act to the First Mental Health Act in Nigeria - Five Takeaways
In January 2023, a little over six decades after the Lunacy Act of 1958 was established, giving medical practitioners the power to detain people suffering from mental illnesses,… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Nigeria: RICOM3 - a Collaborative Effort to Reduce Maternal Deaths From Indirect Causes in Nigeria
It is a little-known fact that 5-10% of pregnancies in Nigeria are complicated by hypertension issues. Despite the significant burden of maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM),… Read more »
February 04, 2023
Africa: From a Fellowship to a Movement - the Future of Public Health in Africa
Editor's Note: Established in honour of the late Kofi Annan, the Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme aims to support senior aspirational African public health leaders… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch Announces the Third Edition of #preventepidemicsnaija Journalism Awards 2023
Nigeria Health Watch is excited to announce the third edition of the #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Awards ceremony to celebrate evidence-based and accurate reportage of funding… Read more »
Nigeria: The 63rd National Council On Health - Towards Building a Resilient and Sustainable Health System
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was making progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, since the onset of the pandemic, the call for… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Nigeria: Serving Freshness - How Coldhubs Is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria
In his shop in Relief Market in Owerri, Imo State, Sadisu Sani popularly called Zuma, is surrounded by vegetables of all shapes, sizes and colours. The middle-aged man has been in… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Eat-Learn-Play - Bridging the Nutrition and Education Gap for Wassa's Displaced Children
At first glance, the buildings that house the classrooms of the Transitional Learning Centre, Wassa, appear to have been designed to blend them into the brown sun scorched terrain… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Nigeria: Why We Must Accelerate the Inclusion of Noma as a Neglected Tropical Disease
A mysterious figure dressed all in black, she appeared to be invisible as she slipped through the Laraba (Wednesday) market crowd in my village in northern Nigeria. The only… Read more »
January 04, 2023
Nigeria: From 'Stalled' to 'Transiting' - Activating Nigeria's Demographic Dividend
Every year, at the National Council on Health (NCH), health leaders across Nigeria congregate to deliberate and approve policies aimed at improving the health of all Nigerians. The… Read more »
January 02, 2023
Nigeria: Looking Ahead in 2023 - Rekindling Hope in Nigeria's Health Sector
The start of a new year comes with fresh expectations, hopes, and dreams. In 2018, Nigeria Health Watch hosted its inaugural Future of Health Conference with the theme "Defining… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Nigeria: Reflecting On Nigeria's Health Sector in 2022 - Hope for 2023?
The resilience of the health sector was tested when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted global economies and health sectors simultaneously in 2020. Routine health programmes in Nigeria,… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: Jela's Development Initiatives - Promoting Inclusiveness in Mental Health Interventions
The World Health Organization (WHO) clearly states that complete emotional and mental well-being are critical components of good health care. Efforts to improve access to mental… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Nigeria: Family Planning Offers a Pathway to Universal Health Coverage but Will Nigeria Take It?
The recent International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) saw Thailand host up to 3,500 reproductive health and family planning experts and advocates in Pattaya City, Thailand.… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Nigeria: Waiting in Hope - Alice's Cervical Cancer Story
It has been 10 months since 44-year-old Alice Akin* received a cervical cancer diagnosis. "Will the pain ever go away? It is better to die than to live like this, the pain is too… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Nigeria: For the Love of Children - Providing Low Cost Fortified Meals for Children in Kontagora Hospital
On the last day of October 2022, four women from conflict-affected communities in Niger State arrived at Kontagora General Hospital. They were all carrying children who appeared to… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Nigeria: Expanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Rights to Vulnerable Populations
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) underpins the rights women and girls have to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. However, women and… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Nigeria: The Volunteer Traditional Birth Attendant Plugging the Healthcare Gap for Women in Durumi IDP Camp
It is mid-morning on a Wednesday and Liliatu Ayuba is on her way back to the camp clinic after a short break. She is well respected in the Durumi Internally Displaced Person's… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Nigeria: World AIDS Day 2022 - End AIDS. Equalize
Every first of December, the world unites to commemorate World AIDS Day, showing support for people living with HIV and remembering those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses.… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Nigeria: Doctors for Change - From a WhatsApp Group to a Movement
It can be quite devastating when your doctor tells you that the specialist care you urgently need is not available in Nigeria. I have been there before, so I know what it feels… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Nigeria: Haiyuwa Lafiya - Preventing Maternal Mortality in Jigawa State One Trip At a Time
Hadiza Haladu's first pregnancy almost ended in a double tragedy when she went into early labour. The closest health centre was 16 kilometres - about 30 minutes to one hour - away;… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Nigeria: Development Partners, CSOs, Media Seek Legislative Intervention for Increased Public Investment in the Health Sector in 2023
Nigeria's health sector has been fraught with suboptimal public investment to sustain its development and achievement of key development objectives such as Universal Health… Read more »
November 05, 2022
Nigeria: Danbare Community Seeks the Opening of a 'Newly-Built' Primary Health Centre
Danbare community has a well-constructed Primary Health Center (PHC) however, community members have not been able to access the facility as it has remained closed since… Read more »