Nigeria: Immunisation Protects Our Herd - Nigeria Health Watch Forum 2019

Immunisation is a clear success story and its value in preventing and curtailing infectious diseases cannot be overemphasised. It prevents an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths… Read more »

Nigeria: It's Not Typhoid - Tackling Misdiagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Nigeria

Editor's Note: This week's blog is a personal story from a Nigeria Health Watch team member, Patience Adejo. She writes about her experience being diagnosed with Typhoid Fever… Read more »

Nigeria: Is Nigeria Ready to Leave No One Behind? World Water Day 2019

Water is life Read more »

Nigeria: MTN Continues to Spearhead Intervention to Combat Deadly Scourge of Substance Abuse

In furtherance of the drive to curb the increasing rate of substance abuse in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria, under the Anti Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) led a multi sectoral roundtable… Read more »

Nigeria: Zero Discrimination in Nigeria - Moving From Policy to Practice

In January 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act, to provide for the full integration of persons… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Response Risks Slowdown

26 February, Geneva - WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today called on donors to continue funding the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Nigeria: NCDC Reviews Lassa Fever Outbreak Response Amidst Reducing Number of Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a decrease in the number of Lassa fever cases reported weekly in the country. This is following the intensive response to… Read more »

Nigeria: NGOs Join Hands to Tackle Malnutrition in Benue's IDP Camps

The morning sun is rising at Abagana Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Benue state. Eunice Gabriel sits outside a classroom hall, peeling cassava with her neighbours. Each… Read more »

Nigeria: Love Wisely, Share Love Not HIV - Valentine 2019

The Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Sani Aliyu wants to use this season of love to encourage Nigerians, especially young people, to know their… Read more »

Nigeria: How Community Leaders Are Changing Maternal Health Outcomes in Northern Nigeria

Significant investment continues to be made to improve the health of women and children across Nigeria, especially in rural, disadvantaged locations. The necessity of investment is… Read more »

Nigeria: Data As Key to Better Cancer Care in Nigeria

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in developed countries and among the top three leading causes of death in developing countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO)… Read more »

Nigeria: Let Your Votes Build Nigeria's Health Sector in 2019 - #Vote4HealthNaija

"My name is Amos Nathan, I am making a creative statement, vote for health Naija" Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Could Stop Spread of Outbreaks With Isolation Centres

A one-year-old child with suspected measles is lying in one of the small rooms outside the emergency paediatric unit of the General Hospital, close to the Emir's palace in Katsina… Read more »

Nigeria: Health Is Primary and Universal - Priorities for Nigeria's Health Sector in 2019

2019 in Nigeria is going to be quite a significant year, given the hotly contested presidential election taking place on February 16th and the governorship elections on March 2nd.… Read more »

Nigeria: Don't Call Me Chief: The Need to Redefine Respect in Nigeria's Medical Community

Recently, while surfing Twitter, I saw a tweet about reforms needed within the Nigerian medical community. These included respecting medical interns (house officers), adopting more… Read more »

Nigeria: Find, Stop & Prevent Epidemics - Nigeria Unveils Blueprint for Health Security

"A disease outbreak anywhere is a risk everywhere". - Tom Frieden, Former Director US CDC Read more »

Nigeria: A Best Buy for Child Health in Nigeria - the Case for Immunisation

"I know that immunisation is important and obviously I want the best for my child, but the schedules are quite confusing, especially as I do not have anyone explain what the… Read more »

Nigeria: Let's Chat About Sex - Tech Platforms Target FCT Youth With Sexual Health Info

Goodness** (name changed to maintain anonymity) is a young woman in south-eastern Nigeria living with a hearing disability. Unlike most of her friends who also live with impaired… Read more »

Nigeria: "We Are Not the Future, We Are the Present" - Key Takeaways From #ICFP2018

The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) that took place in Kigali between the 12th - 15th November, 2018 in Rwanda brought to the forefront global issues facing… Read more »

Nigeria: The Joy of Child Spacing While Giving Birth - One PHC's Story

Rijiyar Lemu Model Primary Health Center (PHC) along Kano - Katsina road on the outskirts of Kano city centre is unlike many other PHCs in Nigeria. Although the building is… Read more »

Nigeria: Accountability and Inclusiveness in the Health Sector - DRPC Organizes Retreats for Kano OGP

As part of efforts to hold government accountable to its promises through enhanced inclusiveness, transparency and accountability in governance, the development Research and… Read more »

Nigeria: Alapa - Why Family Planning Is Becoming a Household Name in Oyo State

The women who access family planning services at Okeolola Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Oyo town, Oyo State have a local name for their preferred family planning method. It's… Read more »

Nigeria: Will the Brain Gain from the Diaspora Revive the Health Sector?

"Daddy, you know this would never have happened when you were working in Lincoln, right?" Dr. Olujimi Coker, Medical Director of Lagoon Hospitals, Lagos was telling an enthusiastic… Read more »

Nigeria: Future of Health 2018 - Will the Brain Gain From Nigeria's Diaspora Revive the Health Sector?

'Daddy, you know this would never have happened when you were working in Lincoln, right?" Dr. Olujimi Coker, Medical Director of Lagoon Hospitals, Lagos was telling an enthusiastic… Read more »

Nigeria: How A 'Magic' Ointment is Preventing Deaths in Newborns

Gagi community on the outskirts of Sokoto in Northern Nigeria is a settlement where everyone knows each other. Modern and traditional style buildings sit side by side.  People… Read more »