April 15, 2023
Nigeria: Ganawa PHC - Abandoned for Four Years
Ganawa, a community with an estimated 2000 to 3000 people, in Tungan Wawa ward of Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA), Niger State, has been without access to healthcare for four… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Nigeria: R-Jolad - Unveils New R-Jolad Plus Premium Facility, Offers Top Quality Medical Services.
R-Jolad, a Multi-Specialist hospital group in Nigeria providing quality and affordable healthcare, has recently unveiled the new R-Jolad Plus facility, a premium and affordable… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Nigeria: What Must Nigeria Do to Achieve Zero Hunger By 2030?
The world is currently grappling with a severe food crisis. In 2021, 2.3 billion people globally (over 30% of the world's population) were food insecure and the World Food… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nurturing the Nurturer - Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State
It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the antenatal clinic (ANC) at Gagi Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Sokoto South Local Government Area (LGA) in… Read more »
April 08, 2023
Nigeria: Improved Service Delivery At Autan Barde PHC - the Impact of Access to BHCPF
In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) built the Autan Barden Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Abayi, Nasarawa "B" Ward. It was handed over to the Chanchaga Local… Read more »
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 »
April 05, 2023
Nigeria: Women's Voices for Action and Access to Quality Maternal Health Care in Niger State - a Baseline Assessment
Despite decades of commitments, prioritisation and investments, Nigeria continues to grapple with preventable maternal and neonatal deaths. According to the 2018 Nigeria… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Nigeria: The NHIA's Leadership Development Programme - Fostering Effective Leadership
Effective leadership is key to sustainable change, and that is why the NHIA instituted the Leadership Development Programme in collaboration with Results for Development and… 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 29, 2023
Nigeria: World Tuberculosis Day 2023 - Yes, We Can End TB
Zainab (not her real name) first learned about latent tuberculosis (TB) when she was 16 and her doctor informed her that she had it. Despite the doctor's assurance that it was an… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Nigeria: How an Innovative Communications Model Is Enhancing Menstrual Hygiene Management in Bauchi, Nigeria
Menstrual hygiene and period poverty continue to be a major challenge affecting girls and women in Nigeria. Despite being a natural and necessary process in the female reproductive… 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 »
March 20, 2023
Nigeria: Better Soup Na Money Kill Am - Recognising the BHCPF's Achievements in Akpabuyo, Cross River State
Madam Atim Okon Jimmy, the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Ikot Offiong Ambai Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA), Cross River State, is proud of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch to Host Second Edition of Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala
Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the second edition of the 'Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala' themed "Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Maternal… Read more »
March 18, 2023
Nigeria: Tsado Kashi - Health Worker Forced to Convert Home to Makeshift Clinic
The people of Tsado Kashi, a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State who are basically farmers had in the past sought healthcare from traditional… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: Young, Positive and Resilient - Stories of Young People Living With HIV/Aids in Nigeria
Despite the many groundbreaking innovations in the treatment and prevention of HIV, it still is a death sentence for some, particularly the most vulnerable and the marginalised.… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Nigeria: Call for Applications - #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Fellowship 2023
Nigeria has experienced several epidemics in recent years, including Lassa fever, Cholera, M. Pox and COVID-19. The media has played a critical role in informing the public and… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: Call for Applications - Collaborative Solutions Journalism Grant
Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Collaborative Solutions Journalism grant. This grant is open to newsrooms, journalists, and freelancers… Read more »
Nigeria: #EmbraceEquity - Changing the Status Quo for Gender Equity and Women's Inclusion
"Show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over again, and that is what they become."- Chimamanda Adichie Read more »
March 06, 2023
Nigeria: How a Media Strategy Contributed to Increasing Epidemic Preparedness Awareness in Nigeria
"People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." Rob Siltanen. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Launch of the National Emergency Maternal and Child Health Intervention Centre (NEMCHIC) By NPHCDA
The Kano State Ministry of Health has announced the launch of the Kano State Action Plan for Health Security (KSAPHS), a comprehensive plan aimed at preventing, detecting, and… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Nigeria: How GIS Microplanning Is Revolutionising Immunisation Campaigns in Kano State
Technology is enhancing healthcare in Nigeria, as demonstrated by the use of GIS mapping in Kano State to improve vaccinators' performance and address the resurgence of polio… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Connecting Nigeria - Five Ways Starlink Could Expand Access to Quality Health Services
Starlink, the internet service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX launched in Nigeria three weeks ago with a lot of excitement and expectations. In a tweet, President Muhammadu Buhari… Read more »