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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…

How the Enable Study Is Building Clinical Trial Capacity and Epidemic Readiness in Bauchi State

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…

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,…

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…

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…

First Call, First Care: Why Nigeria Must Protect the Nurses Who Protect Us

Damilola Ilori and Tosin Emejor (Lead writers) “Go and call Aunty Nurse.” In many Nigerian households, this phrase evokes both fear and relief. It is used when a child’s fever…

WHX in Lagos to highlight pathways for localising West Africa’s health supply chain

Lagos, Nigeria | 7 May 2026: West Africa’s in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market currently stands at US$0.988 billion in 2025 and is set to grow at a 4% CAGR, reaching…

In Nigeria and Tanzania, Simulation Training Is Changing How Birth Emergencies Are Managed

Zuwena Khatib, Tzar Oluigbo and Mahdi Garba (Lead writers) On a Friday morning in Dawaki, Gombe State, Saleha, a mother of seven, was sitting outside her home when her waters…

Closing the Gap: Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria

Mahdi Garba and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, seeking care…

KSCHMA Enrolment Drive Boosts Health Insurance Coverage in Kano

By Hafsat Bello While marking the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day at a one-day symposium organised in Kano State, the Kano State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (KSCHMA) enrolled…