Category: Explainers
Nigeria Just Held the Meeting International Youth Day Is Asking For
In late July, the WHO Country Office in Nigeria convened a Youth Consultative Forum on the WHO African Regional Strategic Plan 2026–2030…
Nigeria’s Breastfeeding Gap: 90% of Mothers Start. Only 29% Make It to Six Months.
The numbersMore than 90% of Nigerian mothers breastfeed at some point — that part isn’t the problem. The gap opens right after:…
Nigeria Has the World’s Highest Sickle Cell Burden. The Fix Starts With a Test Most of Us Get Wrong.
Nigeria records up to 200,000 sickle cell births a year, the highest in the world. A new newborn screening policy will help.…
LUTH Doctors Dey Strike: Na Where You Fit Get Treatment for Lagos Now
If your hospital na LUTH, Idi-Araba, you don already notice say things no dey move well. The resident doctors don dey strike…
Genotype: The Two Letters That Decide So Much, and the Conversation Nigerians Still Avoid
There’s a conversation many Nigerian families still find awkward to have — sometimes right up until the wedding invitations are already printed.…
Africa Is Now the World’s Hunger Capital. Nigeria Is at the Heart of It.
For the first time ever, Africa has more hungry people than any region on earth — and two in three can’t afford…
Malaria: The Illness We Know Too Well — and Still Get Wrong
Nigeria carries more malaria than any country on earth. Here’s what we still get wrong — and the rule that saves lives:…
Road Deaths Are Falling Everywhere — Except Africa. Here’s the One Thing That Protects You.
Road deaths are falling worldwide — but rising in Africa. The one thing that protects you on an okada: a properly buckled…
Nearly Half of Dementia Cases Could Be Prevented. Here’s What That Means for Us.
The WHO says up to 45% of dementia risk can be prevented or delayed. The steps are simpler than you think.