The first line of defence against Lassa fever may not be a treatment centre. It may be a household, a neighbour, or a Health Champion who knows what to look for and what to do next. A rat scurries across a kitchen floor in the middle of the night. By morning, it is gone. No […]
Imagine arriving at a health centre ready to care for patients, only to find that there is no reliable water to wash your hands. For the healthcare workers at Awoyaya 1 Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area (LGA), this was not a hypothetical situation. Unreliable power meant unreliable access to water, making […]
For years, young people have been part of Nigeria’s response to public health threats, especially those that affect the interconnected human, animal and environmental systems. They have supported disease surveillance and outbreak responses, conducted research, communicated health information, developed innovations, and reached communities in ways that formal health institutions sometimes cannot. Yet, despite being part […]
Every day, thousands of people walk into primary healthcare centers across Africa with one expectation: to receive safe, quality healthcare. A mother arrives with her child, hoping for answers to a persistent fever. A healthcare worker begins another shift, determined to provide the best possible care with the resources available. Neither may be thinking about […]
What happens when the people closest to a health threat are equipped to recognize it, report it, and act before it spreads? Three children in a community in Enugu State, Nigeria, lost their lives to cholera within six months. For the people of this community, the tragedy was heartbreaking. But it also revealed a painful […]
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most complex public health challenges facing communities today. For many people, the challenge of hard-to-treat infections begins before they may even understand AMR. With over 500 languages in Nigeria, there is a need to have a simple, familiar way to understand and express what AMR means. In Nigeria, […]