Africa: Breaking Barriers for Better Health - 3rd International Conference On Public Health in Africa Opens in Lusaka, Zambia

The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) opened today in Lusaka, Zambia, with African Heads of State, ministers of health, and leading scientists,… Read more »

Nigeria: Sustaining the Diaspora Brain Gain Through Policies and Private Sector Collaboration

Nigeria, like many other countries, has been experiencing a health worker migration crisis which is posing a challenge to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and meeting the… Read more »

Nigeria: Are We There Yet? Leveraging the Private Sector for Lassa Vaccine R&D

The search for an effective vaccine against Lassa fever has gained momentum in recent years. Currently, early supportive care and the anti-viral drug Ribavirin are the primary… Read more »

Nigeria: Health Commissioners' Induction - Navigating Health Leadership for Improved Performance and Outcomes

"There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other." -- Haile Selassie Read more »

Nigeria: Sallari Primary Healthcare Centre - a Beacon of Hope for Improved Access to Family Planning Services

Mu'azzam Mainasara Sallari Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in the Sallari community of Tarauni Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State, was established in 2021 by Abubakar Zakari… Read more »

Nigeria: Basic Health Care Provision Fund - Expanding Access to Healthcare for Nigerians

"Of all forms of inequalities, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane."-Martin Luther King Jr. Read more »

Rwanda: Small Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Helping to Fight Malnutrition in Drought-Prone Areas in Rwanda

As a young man, Charles Furaha began assisting his father in constructing dams in Karangazi, a small village in Nyagatare district of Eastern Rwanda. These dams provided the water… Read more »

Nigeria: Unleashing the Power of the Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign in Nigeria

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Nigeria: Cultivating Political Will for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a health-systems performance outcome where people have access to quality health care where and when they need it, without financial hardship.… Read more »

Nigeria: Transforming Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health - the Tombey Approach

In 2021, Oluwafisayomi Olowu came across the Hacey Health Initiative call for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) champions to be trained as peer educators to… Read more »

Nigeria: Dawakiji PHC - Residents and Health Workers Call for Improvement

Dawakiji PHC, situated in the Dawakiji community of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, provides essential healthcare services, such as antenatal care (ANC),… Read more »

Nigeria: How Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals Is Putting the Patient At the Heart of Healthcare Delivery

Throughout the years, the healthcare industry has undergone profound transformations, evolving from traditional practices to a more patient-centric approach. This allows the… Read more »

Nigeria: The Fight Against Open Defecation - Can Nigeria Meet the 2025 Target?

Editor's note: We are counting down to 2025 when Nigeria expects to end open defecation. Although significant progress has been made, much work still needs to be done. As Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: The Private Sector As a Catalyst for a Resilient Health System

The Nigerian healthcare system continues to face challenges, including poor health outcomes, the emergence of infectious diseases and the international migration of health workers.… Read more »

Nigeria: Leading the Way - Nigeria's Next Steps On the Path to Cervical Cancer Elimination

Each year, about 12,000 women in Nigeria are diagnosed with cervical cancer, more than half of whom will die. This is an avoidable tragedy for a disease that is preventable,… Read more »

Nigeria: Power Supply Improved, but Challenges Persist At Nyikangbe Health Clinic

After years of enduring epileptic electricity supply, health workers at the Elizabeth Shaba Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Nyikangbe community, Chanchaga Local Government Area… Read more »

Nigeria: Development Research and Projects Centre, Academy of Medicine Launch Media Challenge On Primary Health Coverage

The Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMeD) and the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) announce a Media challenge for Journalists covering primary healthcare in Nigeria. Read more »

Malawi: Resolute Battle With Fistulas' Stigma Through Radio Awareness Campaigns in Malawi

At only 15 years old, Sophie Mbewe, now 34, lost her child, and for almost nine years, she suffered persistent disgrace and shame. "I gave birth when I was only 15 years old, but I… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch Partners With Niger State Health Ministries to Tackle Health Misinformation

Nigeria Health Watch, in partnership with the Niger State Ministry of Secondary and Tertiary Health and the Niger State Ministry of Primary Health, commences Health Misinformation… Read more »

Nigeria: Strengthening Health Systems to Improve Maternal Health Care - the FOR M(om) Programme

"Because she was a few days overdue, I drove [my wife] to the hospital to be induced. However, on starting labour, she started bleeding, and the drugs they needed to stop this were… Read more »

Nigeria: Mental Health - a Universal Human Right and a Primary Health Care Priority

"Mental health is not a luxury, but a necessity. It is not a choice, but a right. It is not a matter of charity, but of justice." -- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director… Read more »

Nigeria: Women's Health and Well-Being Campaign Reveals Urgent Call for Affordable Health Systems

The 2023 findings of the "Women's Health and Well-being: Read more »

Nigeria: Going Beyond Words to Make Bold Investments in Girls' Right

The International Day of the Girl is observed every year on October 11th. The theme for 2023, "Invest in Girls Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being," calls for urgent attention… Read more »

Nigeria: Join Us in Lagos for the 2023 Future of Health Conference

When you think of the future of health and healthcare in 2023, you have to think about the opportunities that innovation in technology, software, telemedicine, digital health and… Read more »

Africa: To Achieve Sustainable Growth in Africa, We Must Focus On Women

Momentum is still strong following the Women Deliver Conference, which drew more than 6,000 global delegates to Kigali, Rwanda, in July this year. This gathering represented the… Read more »