Category: Explainers
Nigeria’s Population Will Double by 2050. The Government Just Bet Everything on One Word: Coordination.
The Federal Government has launched a High-Level Platform meant to pull family planning out of the health ministry alone and into education,…
Nigeria’s Tobacco Law Could Let Vape Ads Reach Teenagers. Here’s the Loophole.
Over 80 Nigerian civil society organisations are demanding the withdrawal of a tobacco law amendment they say quietly inserts “harm reduction” language…
Nobody Actually Knows How Many Nigerian Children Have Autism. A New Grant Wants to Fix That.
The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, has secured a three-year Simons Foundation grant to train African researchers in autism neuroscience —…
Same Week, Two Malaria Stories: Kano Hits Pause, Abuja Hits Go
In the same week, Kano suspended its Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention programme pending an investigation, while the Federal Government announced it’s moving toward…
Nigeria Just Agreed to Pay $3 Billion of Its Own Health Bill. Here’s the Fine Print.
Nigeria’s new health financing agreement with the US requires it to cover 59% of the costs itself — a $3 billion commitment…
Nigeria’s New Answer to Brain Drain Isn’t “Come Home” It’s “Let’s Make Leaving Fair”
Nigeria and Canada have agreed to deepen health workforce cooperation, built around a phrase worth paying attention to — “ethical health worker…
Gates Locked, Stones Flying, a Professor Dragged Out: The Hospital Raid That Forced Nigeria’s Hand
A Ministerial Committee set up after armed operatives stormed University of Uyo Teaching Hospital found 18 similar incidents nationwide in just one…
Kenya Just Signed a $2.5 Billion Health Deal With the US. Here’s What It Actually Pays For.
Kenya and the US have a five-year, $2.5 billion health cooperation deal moving through implementation. It’s meant to fund everything from primary…
She Was Nigeria’s First Female Neurosurgeon. In America, She Had to Start Over as a Pediatrician.
NiDCOM is celebrating Dr. Salamat Aliu-Ibrahim’s appointment as Medical Director of a US children’s clinic. What’s getting less attention: to build a…
For Truck Drivers and Fishermen, a Jab Every Two Months Beats a Pill Every Day
The Mobile Men study followed 400 truck drivers, fishermen, farm workers and taxi drivers across South Africa and Uganda, comparing daily PrEP…