June 23, 2022
Nigeria: Warawa Primary Health Center - This Is What Happens When Govt Steps Up
Like every Primary Health Center (PHC), Warawa PHC in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State exists to cater for the health needs of the residents of Warawa community and its… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Nigeria: Monkeypox in Nigeria - Is There a Case for Vaccines?
The current epidemiology and spread of monkeypox Read more »
June 20, 2022
Kenya: Reducing Neonatal Mortality in Kenya By Skilling Neonatal Specialist Care
In 2014, when Edith Mumbi's twins were born, they had a low birth weight and were admitted into the neonatal unit at a public health facility in Nairobi, Kenya. Mumbi was… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Nigeria: Is Nigeria's Current Demographic Trend a Dividend or a Disaster?
My great-grand father had five wives and 23 children, 18 of whom were male. It was said that he was deliberate about having a large family because he was a rich farmer who did not… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Nigeria: How Nasarawa State Vaccinated Seventy Percent of Its Eligible Population
Nigeria's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is not a competition and there are no prizes for the state that successfully vaccinates all of its eligible population first, but the fact… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Nigeria: #OnlyOneEarth - Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option
Nigeria's power situation has been at an all time low since the national grid collapsed early this year. A few days ago, Nathaniel Bassey, a Nigerian gospel music icon, shared an… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Nigeria: Achieving a Minimum Service Package in Primary Health Care - the Kano State Roadmap
Over the years, Nigeria has developed various initiatives aimed at improving Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. One of such initiatives was the Primary Health Care… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Nigeria: Monkeypox - When the World Did Not Listen to Nigeria
Again, the world is paying attention to another infectious disease outbreak. This time it is monkeypox, a rare disease that many people may never have heard about, until recently.… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Nigeria: Tungan Habu Primary Health Centre - a Human Right Violation
Tungan Habu is a rural community in Madara ward of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The community has a Primary Health Centre (PHC) that serves more than 10 other… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Nigeria: Medicines Should Save Lives - Here's How Drugstoc Is Ensuring This Happens for Nigerians
As a Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) officer, when Chukwunonso Umeh began his search for a vendor who could supply some of the life-saving commodities needed for a project… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. and Nigeria Researchers Find a Way to Give a Better Estimate of Covid-19 Seroprevalence
In continuation of U.S. Government support for Nigeria's conduct of a household survey that determines the extent of COVID-19 transmission in the country, a new study by a team of… Read more »
Nigeria: From a Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA Act
Last Thursday evening, some great news was delivered to health advocates and Nigerians at large. The President had just signed to law an Act to repeal the National Health Insurance… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Malawi: Here's How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication
Her priest's announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her 2-year-old grandchild vaccinated against polio. "All my children are not… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Nigeria: Keeping Hope Alive - Waiting for an HIV Vaccine
HIV is no longer the death sentence it used to be. Today, more people living with HIV have access to life-saving treatment and can stay healthy by achieving and maintaining viral… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Nigeria: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Maternal Care in Kaduna State
In 2021, we discussed the first phase of the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project which was implemented in Cross River State; and introduced SMGL 2.0, the second phase of the… Read more »
May 14, 2022
Nigeria: A Call to Invest in Nurses to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
"I heard that Thursday was World Nurses' Day, I wish I'd known about it earlier, I would have called Nurse Grace to appreciate her. I gave birth six months ago and honestly, that… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Nigeria: Equitable Vaccine Access Can Help Build Resilient Communities
From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier lives for people of all ages. In the last 2 decades, major gains in… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Nigeria: We Have a Health Facility, but No Health Workers - Ashuwa Community Cries Out.
In 2012, a Primary Health Centre (PHC)) was built for the people of Ashuwa community, a rural community in Magama Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. This was a welcome… Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Access to Quality Maternal Medicines
The quality of healthcare a woman receives during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum is critical as it determines whether she lives or dies. Evidence shows that a majority of the… Read more »
April 15, 2020
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 »
March 12, 2020
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 »