September 05
Nigeria: Nigeria's Health Tax Reform Faces a Closing Window Before the 2027 Elections
In April 2026, the Senate passed the National Health Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which would double the statutory allocation to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) from 1%… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Is Wild Poliovirus Free. What Next?
On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year -- the country and the continent are officially wild… Read more »
Nigeria: How Door-to-Door Community Mobilisers Are Rebuilding Routine Immunisation in Kebbi
On a dusty afternoon in Rafin Bauna, a community in Aleiro Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Rashida Abdullahi, a Volunteer Community Mobiliser (VCM), adjusts her veil and… Read more »
September 04
Nigeria: Mchtrack Is Helping Katsina Reach Women and Children Missing Immunisation and Antenatal Care
Before 45-year-old Hadiza Umar Danrimi starts her rounds in Katsina, she checks that her tablet is charged connected to the internet. The device, provided by the Katsina State… Read more »
September 02
Nigeria: Chivita Celebrates World Juice Day
October 17, 2020 - Lagos, Nigeria - Leading fruit juice brand, Chivita, holds its 2nd Annual Chivita World Juice Day Event today. The Annual Chivita World Juice Day is a public… Read more »
August 28
West Africa: Professor Palokinam T. Pitche Assumes Office As Director General of the West African Health Organisation
Listen to this article 4 min The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in charge of health… Read more »
August 20
Nigeria: For Lazuru Tudai Residents in Kaduna, Accessing Healthcare Means a Long Journey to an Unsafe PHC
Every rainy season, the journey to the primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Lazuru Tudai becomes a test of endurance for residents of several rural communities in Lazuru Tudai Ward… Read more »
August 26
Nigeria: Health Workers' Impossible Workloads Are Deepening Nigeria's Doctor-Patient Crisis
On September 1st, 2025, the medical community and Nigerians were shaken by the tragic news of the passing of Dr. Femi Rotifa, a Resident Doctor in the Department of Surgery at the… Read more »
August 22
Nigeria: Women Are Transforming the Global Health Workforce, but Not Yet Its Leadership
In Wammako, a Local Government Area (LGA) in Sokoto, Nigeria, Asma'u Shehu, a community health worker, does more than provide care. People in the community see her as a medic,… Read more »
August 17
Nigeria: Nigeria's Covid-19 Investments Created an Opportunity to Strengthen the Health Infrastructure. Will the Country Sustain the Gains?
Listen to this article 12 min A long terrazzo walkway from Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH)'s administrative building leads to various parts of the ever-busy facility.… Read more »
August 19
Nigeria: How Furanni Is Helping Badiyya Make Healthier Choices During Pregnancy
For Badiyya Haruna, a mother of three from Kofar Kudu in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, learning how to navigate pregnancy safely has gone beyond routine… Read more »
Nigeria: The Disease of Violence - Police Brutality As a Public Health Emergency in Nigeria
Editor's Note: In the wake of the #EndSARS protests that have rocked several Nigerian cities, we at Nigeria Health Watch take a look at some of the ways in which police brutality… Read more »
August 17
Africa: Heliumcredit Is Financing Africa's Private Clinics, One Loan At a Time
Across Nigeria, many privately-owned healthcare facilities face funding bottleneck. Pharmacies watch their shelves empty as they struggle to restock essential drugs. Laboratories,… Read more »
August 19
Nigeria: Private Sector Financing Is Key to Improved Maternal Care in Nigeria
Nigeria's maternal mortality burden remains unacceptably high and points to persistent gaps in access to timely, quality maternity care. Despite financing reforms such as the Basic… Read more »
August 15
Nigeria: Expanding Health Insurance Through Private Providers to Improve Maternal Health in Kaduna
Kaduna State, in the northwest part of Nigeria, is ramping up efforts to improve maternal and newborn survival as it struggles with a maternal mortality ratio of 452.6 deaths per… Read more »
August 17
Nigeria: Taking Ownership - Women in Jigawa Community Fund Emergency Transportation for Pregnant Women
"My husband and I have always known that I would deliver at the hospital," says Azeema Hussaini, 25, while sitting on a bed in a muddy two-room house, nursing her three-week-old… Read more »
August 04
Nigeria: Health Hubs Across Lagos Are Combining in-Person and Virtual Care to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases in Maternal Health
In the heart of Balogun Market located in Lagos State, women gather at a health point to get their blood pressure and blood sugar level checked. This check, conducted by mDoc's… Read more »
August 08
Nigeria: Menstrual Health, School Attendance and the Girl Child
Listen to this article 4 min Miracle Adeniyi-Ogunjide, third-place winner of the Nigeria Health Watch 2026 Menstrual Hygiene Essay Competition, reflects on how pain, period… Read more »
August 06
Nigeria: Nigeria's Lenacapavir Rollout Needs a Safe Pharmacy Delivery Pathway
Nigeria has moved from planning to implementing lenacapavir. In March 2026, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare introduced the twice-yearly HIV prevention medicine in… Read more »
August 04
Nigeria: World Sight Day 2020 - Shell, JV Partners Come Together to Give #HopeinSight
The trip from Yenagoa was short and uneventful. We arrived the community town hall before our hosts and as they walked in, some led by friend or family members and others feeling… Read more »
August 06
Nigeria: Community Speak Out On Women's Childbirth Risks At Kura Town Hall
During a town hall meeting at Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano, community voices reveal that gaps in health insurance, staffing, and facility readiness can turn childbirth… Read more »
July 31
Nigeria: Three Months Later, Alkalawa Community Continues to Seek PHC Improvements
Every three months after initial town hall meetings, communities have an opportunity to determine whether the promises made following a health facility assessment had translated… Read more »
August 04
Nigeria: Avadar - How Digital Health Fast-Tracked Nigeria's Drive to Eradicate Polio
Polio, a contagious disease caused by the poliomyelitis virus is transmitted primarily when stool from someone infected contaminates foods, drinks or water sources. It invades the… Read more »
July 31
Nigeria: Kujama PHC Faces Drug Stockouts and Patient Neglect Amid Renovations
Every morning, women who are pregnant or with sick children arrive and line up at Kujama Primary Healthcare (PHC), Tudun Wada in Kaduna, but often leave with nothing more than a… Read more »
July 29
Nigeria: Nigeria's State Health Insurance Schemes Are Expanding. Enrolment Must Now Lead to Care
In February 2026, residents of Gyartai in Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State gathered to demand that their health post be upgraded to a Level 2 primary health care facility.… Read more »
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