Africa: African Leaders Call for Immediate Action to Save Additional Lives From Malaria in the Face of COVID-19

In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members of the End Malaria Council have… Read more »

Nigeria: Caesarean Sections in Nigeria - Thoughts, Belief Systems and Perceptions

Editor's Note: If you bring up the topic of Caesarean Sections in many discussion circles, there is a likelihood you will encounter widely differing opinions. It is a topic usually… Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa - a Hybrid Approach Is Needed

The 2014 Ebola Virus outbreak in West Africa wreaked havoc on a number of already fragile states - Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the peak,… Read more »

West Africa: Final Communique - Extraordinary Session of the Ecowas Authority of Heads of State and Government

With a view to coordinating and strengthening the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019, otherwise known as COVID-19 in West Africa, the Heads of State and Government of the… Read more »

Nigeria: The Call for Safe Practices During Ramadan - COVID-19 Nigeria

Editor's Note: The month of Ramadan begins on the 24th April, 2020, and it is a festival of community, family, and corporate prayers. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, government… Read more »

Nigeria: Start Where You Are - Lessons On Community-Led COVID-19 Relief Efforts

It was a Wednesday morning just like any other, the date was the 13th of March 2019. They all woke up like all the other residents of Lagos, went through their morning routines and… Read more »

Nigeria: Handwashing - a Lifesaver Too Many Have Had to Live Without

Two million, sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred people -- that is the number of persons currently infected with the new coronavirus as at publication, and every day that number… Read more »

Nigeria: Mind Over Covid19 - Simple Tips to Protect Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak

In the past three months, millions of people around the globe have been urged to stay home and take various steps to protect themselves from the COVID-19 disease. As the virus… Read more »

Nigeria: Partnership for Wash - European Union and State Governments Improve Services in Rural Communities

Nasoro Primary School is right at the centre of Gumel town in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. It has over 4,700 students and 78 teachers, according to Arma Muhammed, the head… Read more »

Nigeria: At the Frontlines of Nigeria's COVID-19 Response - the Laboratory

Ultra-low freezers hum and beep continuously in the biorespository room, supporting the non-stop diagnostic activities at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory in Gaduwa,… Read more »

Nigeria: A Call to Serenity, Courage and Wisdom During COVID-19

I have been on a social media break, which just happened to coincide with the unfurling of the COVID-19 phenomenon. Read more »

Nigeria: A Call to Serenity, Courage and Wisdom During COVID-19

I have been on a social media break, which just happened to coincide with the unfurling of the COVID-19 phenomenon. Peeking briefly into Twitter last week, I was stunned at some of… Read more »

Nigeria: Coronavirus - Time to Take Social Distancing Seriously in Nigeria

The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis and the world is seeing the number of people affected increasing rapidly everyday. To control the spread of the virus, several measures have… Read more »

Nigeria: Ebute Metta Is Restoring Nigeria's Confidence in Public Health Centres

Alex (not real name) got a new job and moved to a new city in early 2018. He considered himself one of those Nigerians who "hardly get sick". But this changed in 2018. He suddenly… Read more »

Nigeria: In the Shadow of Climate Change - the Need to Focus On Better Water Quality in Nigeria

Editor's Note: For World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22nd, Nigeria Health Watch Events Manager Thelma Thomas writes this Thought Leadership Piece exploring the critical… Read more »

Nigeria: Partnerships for Better Nutrition in Kaduna State - the Alive & Thrive Model

Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45% of all deaths of under-five children, and Nigeria has the second highest burden of stunted children in the world, with an… Read more »

Nigeria: Breathe in, Breathe Out - Nigeria's Air Quality a Silent Health Hazard

Editor's Note: In this week's Thought Leadership Piece, Nigeria Health Watch Programme Coordinator Patience Adejo explores the state of Nigeria's air quality, how it affects the… Read more »

Nigeria: Community Dialogues for Better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto

Shafa’atu Abubakar, 37, is a mother of ten who lives in Ubandoma, Sifawa town, Bodinga Local Government in Sokoto State. In January 2020, she gave birth to her 10th and last… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Health Sector Must Become #EachforEqual

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day marked annually on March 8, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women — while… Read more »

Nigeria: Enugu's Fight to Maintain Its Polio Free Status

Veronica Asogwa is a petty trader in Abakpa Nike, one of the largest suburbs in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. When the state announced the commencement of the sub-national polio… Read more »

Nigeria: Midwives Are a LLifeline for Better Maternal Health, Nigeria Must Invest in Them

Editor’s Note: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Year 2020 as The Year of the Nurse and The Midwife. In this Thought Leadership OpEd for Nigeria Health… Read more »

Nigeria: One Centre Making a Dent in Kidney Care in Lagos State

Like other students, Chidozie had visions of what to do after graduating as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Getting a placement for his internship and earning some money was top of… Read more »

Nigeria: Are Doctors Justified for Leaving?

Editor’s Note: A U.S news politics report that recently trended online showed how Nigerian immigrants have carved a niche in the United States as highly skilled workers. The… Read more »

Nigeria: How Kano Contained Its Current Lassa Fever Outbreak

It was the last day of 2019. Everyone, including health workers at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the largest healthcare facility in Kano State, looked forward to the New… Read more »

Nigeria: If You Build It, They Will Come - the Organisations Transforming Cancer Care in Nigeria

In the story below, Nigeria Health Watch Graphics and Design Editor, Samuel Gada, shares his father's cancer diagnosis and treatment journey: Read more »