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Maternal Health Policy Dialogue Report
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Health Taxes Roundtable Report
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2025 sexual and reproductive health and rights report
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2024 Nutrition Forum Report January 13th
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2024 Kano State Policy Dialogue Concept Note
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“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths
Dr Otubo Victor Ogemdi* and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) Sarah lived in Abuja. Ruth lived in Tel Aviv. Both were young, first-time expectant mothers. Both were filled with as much hope as anxiety as their due dates approached. Sarah had the support of her elderly mum and her pastor; “You will deliver like a Hebrew […]
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Decentralising Health Security Lessons From COVID-19
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Before a Lassa Vaccine Arrives, the Enable Study Is Testing Readiness in Nigeria
Emeka Oguanuo (Lead writer) Lassa fever remains a persistent regional threat For over fifty years, Lassa fever has remained one of West Africa’s most persistent epidemic threats. First identified in Nigeria in 1969, the disease is now endemic across countries in the region, including Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Benin, Ghana and Mali. Yet, despite […]
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Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria
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Strengthening Nutrition Outcomes in the Face of Climate Change
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MSD for Mothers Strengthening Systems for Safer Childbirth Report
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Lead Poisoning Social Listening Insights Report
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Health Sector Expenditure and Institutional Review A State-level Report 2024
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Academia x MNDC Convening Report
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Kaduna Policy Dialogue Report April 2025
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Latest Health Jobs in Nigeria Published On 21st May 2026
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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa’s Health Financing Is a Global Reset
Health financing has long shaped whether universal health coverage remains an ambition or becomes a reality. Across many African countries, governments are still spending far below what is needed to provide essential health services to their citizens, leaving them vulnerable to shifts in external funding and competing national priorities. This vulnerability was a result of […]
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait
“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking at the latest WHO press briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, […]
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait
“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking at the latest WHO press briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, […]
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait
“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking at the latest WHO press briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, […]
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait
“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking at the latest WHO press briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, […]
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure
Earlier this month, anxiety over the hantavirus outbreak spread quickly across Nigerian social media after a popular influencer’s verified X account falsely claimed that Nigeria had confirmed a second case of the virus. The post, amplified alongside memes, forwarded voice notes, and unverified screenshots, attracted more than 200,000 views and nearly 3,000 likes, further fuelling […]
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure
Earlier this month, anxiety over the hantavirus outbreak spread quickly across Nigerian social media after a popular influencer’s verified X account falsely claimed that Nigeria had confirmed a second case of the virus. The post, amplified alongside memes, forwarded voice notes, and unverified screenshots, attracted more than 200,000 views and nearly 3,000 likes, further fuelling […]
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure
Earlier this month, anxiety over the hantavirus outbreak spread quickly across Nigerian social media after a popular influencer’s verified X account falsely claimed that Nigeria had confirmed a second case of the virus. The post, amplified alongside memes, forwarded voice notes, and unverified screenshots, attracted more than 200,000 views and nearly 3,000 likes, further fuelling […]
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Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) Key Indicators 2025
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Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) Key Indicators 2025
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication
Rabi Mustapha Every visit to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Jere community now comes with uncertainty for patients under the Kaduna State Contributory Health Scheme (KSCHS), who go to seek medical care but return home without the medicines they desperately need. For patients with chronic illnesses who depend on regular medication, the situation has […]
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication
Rabi Mustapha Every visit to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Jere community now comes with uncertainty for patients under the Kaduna State Contributory Health Scheme (KSCHS), who go to seek medical care but return home without the medicines they desperately need. For patients with chronic illnesses who depend on regular medication, the situation has […]
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication
Rabi Mustapha Every visit to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Jere community now comes with uncertainty for patients under the Kaduna State Contributory Health Scheme (KSCHS), who go to seek medical care but return home without the medicines they desperately need. For patients with chronic illnesses who depend on regular medication, the situation has […]
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage
Nigeria’s journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved by the government or the private sector alone. The more critical question is how Nigeria can bring both parties together within a more disciplined framework of funding, regulation, data, quality, innovation, and accountability. That was the central message from the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria’s (HFN) […]
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage
Nigeria’s journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved by the government or the private sector alone. The more critical question is how Nigeria can bring both parties together within a more disciplined framework of funding, regulation, data, quality, innovation, and accountability. That was the central message from the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria’s (HFN) […]
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage
Nigeria’s journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved by the government or the private sector alone. The more critical question is how Nigeria can bring both parties together within a more disciplined framework of funding, regulation, data, quality, innovation, and accountability. That was the central message from the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria’s (HFN) […]
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Health Intelligence Report – Third Edition
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Health Intelligence Report – Third Edition
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Test Resource
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Test Resource
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