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Transforming Data into Health Action in Nigeria

An interview with Roux Prize-winner Ibrahim Abubakar on the importance of using data to drive public health impact

Parkers Resilient Health Takes on Nigeria's Climate Challenges

The telemedicine platform aims to expand health-care services to people living in flood prone regions

Governance

Monkeypox in Nigeria

Nigeria's battered health infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle a surge in monkeypox cases

Governance

The Spiritual Dimension of COVID-19 in Africa

In Nigeria, the pandemic set up a political battlefield between Christian religious leaders and the state

Governance

Unvaccinated in Nigeria and Still Waiting on a Jab

Scaling up COVID-19 antivirals to fight new variants is now more important than ever

Urbanization

Learning from Lagos

How a "lite" rapid transit system in the Nigerian city transformed commuting

Poverty

The Pandemic That Never Went Away

Reflections on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria

Governance

U.S. Monkeypox Case Contained

But strong international partnerships are needed to keep the virus from spreading in the future

Urbanization

The Africa We Want: Protecting Health and Livelihood

Deepening economic integration to boost intra-African trade requires an equal investment in public health structures

Governance

Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Governments have an obligation to guarantee the continued protection of the public's rights during and after a pandemic

Gender

Falling Through the Cracks: COVID-19 and the Rise of Maternal Deaths in Africa

Africa’s unified pandemic response has saved lives, but reduced access to routine services puts women’s health in danger

Poverty

Poverty's Albatross—Nigeria in Mid-Century

Solving Nigeria's poverty problem will be complex—there are no silver bullets—but it's key to reducing poverty in Africa

Governance

What We Ask About Coronavirus in Africa

Search query data from 21 African countries reveal public perceptions, gaps in knowledge, and opportunities to educate

Urbanization

Shifting Front Lines in West Africa

Leveraging community health promoters to protect vulnerable populations against COVID- 19 and other threats in Nigeria