Category: Explainers
Building Hospitals Isn’t Building Healthcare: Dr. Steve C. Eke on Nigeria’s Budget Problem
From an abandoned 1980s cottage hospital in Bauchi State to a billion-naira Imo State hospital that never saw a patient before becoming…
“You’re Asking Me to Trade Stability for Uncertainty”: Dr. Steve C. Eke on Tinubu’s Call for Doctors to Come Home
When President Tinubu appealed to diaspora doctors to return home during Nigeria’s 2026 National Diaspora Day, it reignited a decades-old debate. Dr.…
Over 100 Dead in a Gold Mine Collapse on the CAR-Cameroon Border. It’s Already Happened Twice This Year.
A landslide at an artisanal gold mining site in Zamboï, western Central African Republic, killed more than 107 people on Tuesday afternoon,…
As US Health Aid Retreats, Ghana Is Pitching China on Something Bigger Than Donations
At a major China-West Africa health summit in Accra, Ghana’s government asked for something more specific than donated equipment: local manufacturing, technology…
The US Just Reversed a Research Funding Ban on South Africa. There’s Still a Catch.
The NIH has ended its year-long ban on funding South African research after Trump’s executive order froze it, restoring access for the…
Nigeria Just Approved Ending Prison Time for Suicide Attempts. Here’s What Changes, and What Doesn’t Yet.
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved decriminalising attempted suicide, moving to end a colonial-era law that allows survivors to be imprisoned for…
Ogogo’s Family Widened Their Appeal to Include Herbal Remedies. A Doctor Just Publicly Pushed Back.
The appeal for Nollywood veteran Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo) has grown to include requests for “traditional and herbal management options,” drawing free treatment…
Could Nigerians Pay for Healthcare With Data Instead of Cash? Kenya Is About to Test It.
A new Kenyan pilot wants to do for healthcare what M-PESA did for banking: use the mobile phone as the entry point.…
Fake P2: Why Nigeria and Kenya Are Fighting the Same Battle a Year Apart
Nigeria’s NAFDAC and Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board have each confirmed fake batches of the emergency contraceptive Postinor-2 within roughly a year…
Lagos Hospital Hosts International Surgeons to Train Nigerians on Fixing Foot Deformities
National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi has partnered with Steps2Walk and GHCTF to train Nigerian surgeons in advanced foot and ankle procedures, alongside a…