Nigeria: ALMANACH - Revolutionising the Management of Childhood Illnesses in Adamawa State

When the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy in the mid-1990s,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch to Host Health Financing Policy Dialogue

Abuja, May 5, 2023: Recognising that the successful implementation of state health insurance is critical to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Nigeria Health Watch will be… Read more »

Nigeria: World Immunisation Week 2023 - Nigeria Can Achieve the Big Catch-Up

By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Olayemi Amusile (Lead Writers) Read more »

Rwanda: Akarima K'igikoni - Addressing Malnutrition in Rural Rwanda

As Rwanda continues its efforts to address malnutrition, the family of Fiacre Ibambe, residing in the Rutsiro district of Western Rwanda, is still dealing with the consequences of… Read more »

Nigeria: Under-Equipped and Under-Staffed - the Struggle for Quality Healthcare in Gbangba Tsofogi

Gbangba Tsofogi, a community primarily made up of farmers and petty traders in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, has a health centre (PHC) that was built to provide… Read more »

Nigeria: Empowering Women and Girls Through Improved Access to Family Planning

Access to family planning (FP) services empowers women and girls by enabling them to have agency over their bodies. They can better plan a pregnancy and make more informed… Read more »

Uganda: Village Health Teams - Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Vaccines in Uganda's Kyegegwa District

Every day is immunization day at the Bujubuli Health Centre III in Uganda's Kyegegwa district's Bujubuli sub-county. Kyegegwa is a refugee host area situated within the Kyaka II… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Public Health Emergency Bill - Strengthening the Legal Framework for Responding to Public Health Emergencies

The Quarantine Act of 1926 is an important piece of legislation that establishes a legal framework for preventing and controlling infectious diseases in Nigeria. The Act… Read more »

Nigeria: Celebrating Womanhood - the Art of Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Healthcare

Listening to woman's voices, needs and unique perspectives is paramount to improving access to quality, respectful maternal healthcare. Read more »

Nigeria: Ganawa PHC - Abandoned for Four Years

Ganawa, a community with an estimated 2000 to 3000 people, in Tungan Wawa ward of Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA), Niger State, has been without access to healthcare for four… Read more »

Nigeria: R-Jolad - Unveils New R-Jolad Plus Premium Facility, Offers Top Quality Medical Services.

R-Jolad, a Multi-Specialist hospital group in Nigeria providing quality and affordable healthcare, has recently unveiled the new R-Jolad Plus facility, a premium and affordable… Read more »

Nigeria: What Must Nigeria Do to Achieve Zero Hunger By 2030?

The world is currently grappling with a severe food crisis. In 2021, 2.3 billion people globally (over 30% of the world's population) were food insecure and the World Food… Read more »

Nigeria: Nurturing the Nurturer - Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

It is 10 am on a Wednesday, and around 30 pregnant women are attending the antenatal clinic (ANC) at Gagi Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Sokoto South Local Government Area (LGA) in… Read more »

Nigeria: Improved Service Delivery At Autan Barde PHC - the Impact of Access to BHCPF

In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) built the Autan Barden Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Abayi, Nasarawa "B" Ward. It was handed over to the Chanchaga Local… Read more »

Nigeria: HealthForAll in Nigeria - Four Key Milestones to Build Resilient Health Systems for Universal Health Coverage

Every year on the 7th of April, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day (WHD), a day set aside to commemorate the anniversary of the ratification of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Women's Voices for Action and Access to Quality Maternal Health Care in Niger State - a Baseline Assessment

Despite decades of commitments, prioritisation and investments, Nigeria continues to grapple with preventable maternal and neonatal deaths. According to the 2018 Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: The NHIA's Leadership Development Programme - Fostering Effective Leadership

Effective leadership is key to sustainable change, and that is why the NHIA instituted the Leadership Development Programme in collaboration with Results for Development and… Read more »

Nigeria: World Tuberculosis Day 2023 - Yes, We Can End TB

Zainab (not her real name) first learned about latent tuberculosis (TB) when she was 16 and her doctor informed her that she had it. Despite the doctor's assurance that it was an… Read more »

Nigeria: How an Innovative Communications Model Is Enhancing Menstrual Hygiene Management in Bauchi, Nigeria

Menstrual hygiene and period poverty continue to be a major challenge affecting girls and women in Nigeria. Despite being a natural and necessary process in the female reproductive… Read more »

Nigeria: The Many Challenges Behind the Refurbished Walls of Tswanku Health Facility

In November 2022, Tswanku health facility in Etsutasha ward of Edati Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State got a facelift. This was made possible through a partnership between… Read more »

Nigeria: World Water Day 2023 - Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis

As the saying goes, "Water is life". However, one could rephrase it to say-"Adequate and safe water is life", or better yet, borrow the famous line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's… Read more »

Nigeria: Better Soup Na Money Kill Am - Recognising the BHCPF's Achievements in Akpabuyo, Cross River State

Madam Atim Okon Jimmy, the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Ikot Offiong Ambai Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA), Cross River State, is proud of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch to Host Second Edition of Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala

Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the second edition of the 'Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala' themed "Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Maternal… Read more »

Nigeria: Tsado Kashi - Health Worker Forced to Convert Home to Makeshift Clinic

The people of Tsado Kashi, a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State who are basically farmers had in the past sought healthcare from traditional… Read more »

Nigeria: Young, Positive and Resilient - Stories of Young People Living With HIV/Aids in Nigeria

Despite the many groundbreaking innovations in the treatment and prevention of HIV, it still is a death sentence for some, particularly the most vulnerable and the marginalised.… Read more »