July 01, 2025
Nigeria: Vaccine Financing Saves Lives - Gavi's 6.0 Replenishment Shows Why
Seatbelts began as a simple safety feature, often dismissed at first as inconvenient. But over time, this innovation proved transformational. Countries that mandated its use saw… Read more »
June 28, 2025
Nigeria: Can the African Medical Centre of Excellence Deliver Healthcare for All Nigerians?
Each year, an estimated 600,000 Nigerians travel in search of quality healthcare, while those who cannot afford to leave often have to put up with long queues in dilapidated… Read more »
June 26, 2025
Nigeria: Tripled PHC Visits Show Promise in Niger, but Gaps Remain
Twenty new Level 2 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Niger state are experiencing higher demand, with patient numbers, particularly among pregnant women, tripling. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch to Host Webinar On the Role of Frameworks in Combating Misinformation in the Digital Age
Abuja, Nigeria - June 26, 2025 - As misinformation continues to threaten public health, democratic stability, and social cohesion, Nigeria Health Watch is set to host a high-level… Read more »
June 25, 2025
Nigeria: Curbing Preterm Births in Nigeria Through Better Antenatal Care
Aisha Abdullah, a registered midwife, had just started her morning shift at a primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Gombe State. She was checking a patient's blood glucose level when… Read more »
Nigeria: Second Edition of the Solutions Journalism Masterclass for Nigerian Newsroom Editors
The Second Edition of the Solutions Journalism Masterclass for Nigerian Newsroom Editors is here! Read more »
June 24, 2025
Nigeria: Lagos, Katsina Governors and Minister of State for Health to Headline NHEA 2025 As Healthcare Icons Receive National Honours
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, and the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle… Read more »
June 23, 2025
Nigeria: National Policy Dialogue to Tackle Barriers to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Nigeria
June 23, 2025. In a bid to drive transformative change in the sexual and reproductive health landscape for adolescents, Nigeria Health Watch is convening a National Policy Dialogue… Read more »
Cameroon: Malaria Vaccines Free Up Clinics to Improve Child Health in Cameroon
Before Cameroon received doses of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in November 2023, , 30 year old Josiane Busare, a mother of two from Soa, Yaoundé, shared how she often visited… 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 »
