January 29
Nigeria: Nourishing Nigeria - Advancing Nutrition Through Climate Resilience
Climate change poses a critical global crisis, impacting environments and threatening public health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), climate change is expected to… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Nigeria: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Hope in the Nigerian Healthcare in 2023
As the year 2023 comes to a conclusion, it is a good time to look at the current state of Nigeria's health sector. In the midst of global crises and the dawn of a new government,… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Nigeria: Breaking Barriers - Advancing UHC in Africa to Enable Equitable Healthcare Access
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… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Africa: Breaking Barriers for Better Health - 3rd International Conference On Public Health in Africa Opens in Lusaka, Zambia
The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) opened today in Lusaka, Zambia, with African Heads of State, ministers of health, and leading scientists,… Read more »
November 18, 2023
Nigeria: Health Commissioners' Induction - Navigating Health Leadership for Improved Performance and Outcomes
"There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other." -- Haile Selassie Read more »
November 11, 2023
Nigeria: Unleashing the Power of the Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign in Nigeria
By Asari Ndem (Lead Writer) Read more »
October 24, 2023
Nigeria: Development Research and Projects Centre, Academy of Medicine Launch Media Challenge On Primary Health Coverage
The Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMeD) and the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) announce a Media challenge for Journalists covering primary healthcare in Nigeria. Read more »
October 07, 2023
Africa: To Achieve Sustainable Growth in Africa, We Must Focus On Women
Momentum is still strong following the Women Deliver Conference, which drew more than 6,000 global delegates to Kigali, Rwanda, in July this year. This gathering represented the… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Nigeria: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria - the SHI Response
In 2016, Dr. Oluwakemisola Agoyi and Dr. Roland Ojo witnessed the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and community-based birth attendants (TBAs and CBAs) in delivering infants… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Nigeria: Making Happiness Local - How a Project Is Improving Access to Mental Healthcare in Imo State
"Do you know that there's only one psychiatrist in the whole of Imo State?" -- This was a line in a post published by Onyekachi Onumara on his Facebook page on the 29th of August… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Nigeria: World Sexual Health Day 2023 - Let's Talk Sexual Health, Consent, and Everything in Between for Adolescents and Young People
Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Read more »
August 28, 2023
Nigeria: Saving Lives - Nigeria's First Breast Milk Bank Gives Babies a Fighting Chance
When Kehinde (not real name) set out on the nearly 130km journey from Ibadan to Lagos, he had a clear goal in mind: to get the conviction he required to receive breast milk donated… Read more »
August 19, 2023
Nigeria: Amplifying the Power of Social Listening in HPV Vaccine Rollout
In a context where people's perceptions and reactions to public health interventions significantly influence their effectiveness, social listening has become an important tool for… Read more »
August 26, 2023
Nigeria: Expand Family Planning to Fast-Track Human Capital Development in Nigeria
By Prof. Oladapo Ladipo and Dr Samukeliso Dube (Lead Writers) Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: #WorldBreastfeedingWeek - Making Breastfeeding Work for Nigerian Mothers
Breastfeeding is an important part of a baby's growth, especially during the first 1000 days. This period, from conception to the child's second birthday, is critical for a child's… Read more »
May 06, 2023
Nigeria: World Immunisation Week 2023 - Nigeria Can Achieve the Big Catch-Up
By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Olayemi Amusile (Lead Writers) Read more »
April 08, 2023
Nigeria: HealthForAll in Nigeria - Four Key Milestones to Build Resilient Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage
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… Read more »
March 25, 2023
Nigeria: The Many Challenges Behind the Refurbished Walls of Tswanku Health Facility
In November 2022, Tswanku health facility in Etsutasha ward of Edati Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State got a facelift. This was made possible through a partnership between… Read more »
March 11, 2023
Nigeria: Kpakungu Phc - More Women Are Accessing Nutrition Services for Free
Kpakungu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is situated in the Soje 'B' area of Kpakungu, in Minna South, Chanchaga Local Government (LGA) of Niger State. According to Ummu Muhammad,… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Nigeria: Fadisonka Health Post - a Facility in Desperate Need of Basic Amenities
Various challenges hinder efficient service delivery in Fadisonka health post of Wudil Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. The facility lacks a fence, a convenient toilet,… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Nigeria: World Water Day 2023 - Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis
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… 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 »
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 »