Fighting Fake Drugs Is Fighting For Universal Health Coverage: World Health Day 2019 – Op-Ed
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Op-Ed comes from Howard Catton, CEO of The International Council of Nurses (ICN). Ahead of World Health Day…
Drops of refreshing dew: The Centre bridging the gap for special needs children in Abuja
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It’s a bright sunny afternoon in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, and in a small bungalow in a highbrow Maitama estate, about…
It’s not Typhoid – Tackling misdiagnosis of Typhoid fever in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s blog is a personal story from a Nigeria Health Watch team member, Patience Adejo. She writes about her…
#ArewaMeToo and the Centre Giving Sexual Abuse Survivors a Voice in Niger State
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Mary (not her real name) is an 11-year-old girl preparing for her Common Entrance Examination. She is a kind, cheerful and brilliant…
Top Ten News Items On Health, 22nd March 2019
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Over 3.6 m Nigerians in need of water, sanitation – UNICEF. The road to NAIIS: UNAIDS’ role in better understanding Nigeria’s HIV…
Is Nigeria ready to leave no one behind? World Water Day 2019
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Water is life Imagine… 10-year-old Funke kicks up dust as she makes her way out of the door to the stream. You…
Further Together: Collaboration for UHC in Africa by 2030
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As we entered Rwanda’s airspace and began our final descent to the Kigali International airport, I looked out of my window, eager…
Results of NAIIS – the largest HIV survey ever done are in: Nigeria not doing as badly as we thought!
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Without good data, we’re flying blind. If you can’t see it, you can’t solve it – Kofi Atta Annan There are about…
Can a passionate workforce make up for the shortcomings in our PHCs?
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The effective delivery of healthcare has many dimensions. While the focus is largely on the patient who is receiving the care, the other…
Why is Balance Better? – International Women’s Day 2019
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When we talk about gender equality in society, we often think of the pay gap or in public prominence. Some may also associate…