Nigeria: The Joint Learning Network's Concerted Effort to Strengthen UHC

Providing access to healthcare is widely recognised as a fundamental human right, as outlined in the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO), which states that "the… Read more »

Nigeria: A Day in the Life of a Midwife With a Mission to Save Mothers

Hafsat Muhammad Alto, a midwife, has made a relentless commitment to rewriting the narrative of maternal care in Kura Local Government Area (LGA). Read more »

Africa: WAHO Expands Lassa Fever Coalition With New Regional Health Partners to Accelerate Vaccine Access in West Africa

Three leading West African health partners: Corona Management Systems, Nigeria Health Watch, and Bloom Public Health, have officially joined the Lassa Fever Coalition, an… Read more »

Nigeria: The Power of Collaboration in Infodemic Response - Insights From a Workshop

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch to Host Webinar On Networked Approaches to Combatting Health Information Disorder

Nigeria Health Watch will host a high-level webinar on Wednesday, May 15, 2025, titled; "Networked Approaches to Combatting Health Information Disorder," as part of ongoing efforts… Read more »

Nigeria: An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less

It was a few minutes after 1am, when the city of Lagos, in southern Nigeria, should have been asleep, Raji Rafiu, head of the control centre at Eight Medical, saw a call come… Read more »

Nigeria: Better Care in Kaduna - Funding and Workforce Solutions for PHC

Kaduna State has made bold strides in revitalising its primary healthcare (PHC) system in recent years. With over 255 PHC centres renovated and the rollout of innovative health… Read more »

Nigeria: You Are Not Alone - How Women Find Strength After Childbirth

Womi sat on the edge of the hospital bed, her newborn nestled beside her, tears quietly streaming down her face, not from pain or joy, but from an overwhelming wave of exhaustion,… Read more »

Nigeria: Daneji Midwives Encourage PHC Deliveries

When labour begins at night, many women in Daneji, a community in Kano State, choose to deliver at home. This is risky. "One wrong step, and a mother could bleed to death,"-… Read more »

Africa: Gavi Funding Cuts Could Be Africa's Moment of Reckoning for Vaccine Financing

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to vaccines across low-income countries, especially in 40 African countries since 2000. This sustained… Read more »

Nigeria: PHC Upgrades Improve Healthcare Quality and Access in Communities in Akwa Ibom

For years, residents of Ikot Nkwo community in Akwa Ibom State sought healthcare in the most challenging conditions, with a community town hall building serving as their health… Read more »

Nigeria: Tunga Residents Push for Healthcare Reform After a Pregnant Woman's Tragedy

When a youth leader's sister, Hajara, died during childbirth, he vowed that no other family in Farm Centre Tunga will suffer the same fate. That night of loss became the spark that… Read more »

Nigeria: The Ripple Effect of U.S. Aid Suspension On Nigeria's Progress Addressing Malnutrition

Murmurs about President Donald J. Trump's intention to discontinue overseas development assistance (ODA) started slowly. While the administration's policy shift away from… Read more »

Ghana: Cedi By Cedi, Hereafter Ghana's Digital Crowdfunding Efforts Saves Vulnerable Lives

For two long years, Hansawu, a mother from Tishigu in Ghana's Northern region, witnessed her young son, Umar's, health decline. Despite numerous hospital visits and doctors'… Read more »

Nigeria: #WorldMalariaDay - Nigeria Must Reimagine and Reignite New Approaches to a Wicked Problem

Malaria has been a persistent national emergency in Nigeria, an entrenched crisis that continues to affect the health and wellbeing of families and communities. In 2022 alone, the… Read more »

Nigeria: A Small Pill With Big Impact - Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Redefine Maternal Outcomes in Bauchi

Hajara Abdullahi, a mother of five in Bauchi State, noted that her health had improved since she started taking Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS), a supplementary drug… Read more »

Nigeria: Shaba Woshi Women Still Choose Traditional Birth Attendants Over Skilled Delivery

Many pregnant women continue to give birth at home in Baro ward, Agaie Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state. This is not by personal choice but because their local health… Read more »

Nigeria: Sparking Change - Youth Voices Can Revolutionise Climate-Health Policy Advocacy

One hot night in March, I woke up drenched in sweat, my bed soaked, the heat in Abuja almost unbearable. Despite my windows being wide-open and my standing fan on full blast, I… Read more »

Nigeria: Not Just a Woman's Job - Why Men Matter in Nigeria's Fight to Reduce Zero-Dose Children

When Chinedu (not his real name) walked into the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Afikpo, a community in Ebonyi State, holding his one-year-old son, the nurses looked up in surprise.… Read more »

Nigeria: Thousands of Residents in Jama'a Community Suffer From a Healthcare Void

Imagine a community with over 10,000 residents living without a single pharmacy or healthcare centre. In Jama'a, a community in Gezawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State,… Read more »

Nigeria: As the U.S. Withdraws Funding, Professor Pate Steps in - What's Next?

"Africa, we really need to change our mindset. Access to aid, we can begin to think of is a thing of the past. We have to focus on two things: attracting investment &… Read more »

Nigeria: A Medical Programme Is Helping Women Rise From the Shadows of Fistula in Bauchi State

Maimuna Hassan, a 37 year old resident of Dass Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi had prolonged labour during the birth of her second child, resulting in Vesicovaginal Fistula… Read more »

Nigeria: Renewing Commitments - Charting a Course for Rebuilding Trust in Nigeria's Healthcare System

Nigeria's healthcare sector has long struggled with underfunding, weak regulation, and public distrust, driving a $1 billion annual medical tourism exodus. With declining official… Read more »

Nigeria: The Tragic Loss of Kemi - a Wake-Up Call for Safer Motherhood in Nigeria

A tragic video showing a pregnant woman named Kemi, who lost her life in Lagos on her way to give birth, went viral on Friday, April 4, 2025, Read more »

Nigeria: Lemo Ward Residents Struggle to Access Medical Care

Residents of Lemo Ward face immense challenges in accessing basic healthcare services in Tsamiya Babba community of Gezawa Local Government Area (LGA). Despite being part of Kano's… Read more »