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STORY OF THE WEEKStory of the Week · Rabies Prevention · 7 min read
A Dog Bit You. What You Do in the Next 15 Minutes Could Save Your Life.
Nigeria recorded more than 100 animal rabies cases across 16 states between January and August 2026. Once symptoms appear, rabies is fatal. Yet immediate wound washing and prompt post exposure care can prevent death.By Ariana Gordon6 verified sources
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02Story of the Week · Health Policy
Nigeria Is Expanding Cancer Care. Can Patients Reach It in Time?
Nigeria is expanding cancer medicines, insurance and oncology centres. What NHIA coverage means, who may benefit and why early diagnosis needs timely treatment.
03Story of the Week · Ebola
The Ebola Vaccine Exists. Why Can’t It Stop This Outbreak?
The 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has no proven vaccine. What WHO’s Ervebo trial means for Africa, Nigeria’s preparedness and public safety.
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Story of the Week · HIV Prevention
05Two Injections a Year Can Prevent HIV. Will Nigeria Make Them Easy to Get?
Nigeria is preparing health workers for longer acting HIV prevention, including twice yearly lenacapavir. Here is how it works and what equitable access will require.
Story of the Week · Maternal & Child Health
06Africa Has Promised Three Zeros by 2030. The Hard Part Begins Outside the Conference Hall.
Africa's 2026 Three Zeros roadmap targets home births, preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and unvaccinated children. What must health systems change by 2030?
Africa Health · Vaccines
07The Malaria Vaccine Is Here. So Why Are African Children Still Dying?
Malaria vaccines now protect children in 25 African countries. What RTS,S and R21 are changing—and why vaccines alone will not end malaria.
Health Systems · Investigation
08Africa Has a Health-Worker Shortage. It Also Has Unemployed Health Workers.
Africa needs millions more health workers, yet about one million trained professionals are unemployed. WHO data explains how both can be true.
CHA Data Report · Maternal Health
0970% of the World's Maternal Deaths Are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why?
Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for about 70% of global maternal deaths in 2023. The latest WHO data shows what is killing women—and what could save them.
Health Policy · Regulation
10Nigeria Has Banned Sachet Alcohol. What Exactly Does the 2026 Rule Cover?
What Nigeria's 2026 sachet alcohol ban covers: sachets and alcohol in PET or plastic bottles below 200ml, the enforcement timeline, recalls and public-health reasons.
Breakthroughs · Child Health
11The Sickle Cell Medicine That Works—But Too Many African Children Still Cannot Get
WHO's 2026 sickle cell guidance recommends hydroxyurea from 9 months to 19 years. What it does, why child-friendly formulations matter and what Nigeria is changing.
Breakthroughs · Childhood Cancer
12Why Are So Many Childhood Cancer Medicines Still Made for Adults?
WHO's 2026 childhood cancer medicines initiative covers 12 priority drugs. Why child-friendly formulations, quality assurance and reliable supply matter for survival.
Breakthroughs · Diagnostics
13What If a Tongue Swab Could Help Find Tuberculosis?
WHO has issued its first recommendations for near-point-of-care molecular TB tests and tongue-swab sampling. Here is what could change—and what has not.
Breakthroughs · Transplant Medicine
14A Pig Kidney Kept a Man Off Dialysis for 271 Days. What Happens Next?
A gene-edited pig kidney supported a patient for 271 days before a human transplant. The milestone is extraordinary—but xenotransplantation remains experimental.
Mind & Behaviour
15I Can Watch TikTok for Four Hours. Why Can’t I Study for Twenty Minutes?
Why short-form video can hold attention when studying cannot, what ADHD actually involves, and why a social-media symptom list is not a diagnosis.
Health Access
16“I Thought Healthcare Like That Was for Rich People.”
How limited awareness of health insurance and public programmes can keep Nigerian families paying alone, even when support may exist.
Young People
17“I Didn’t Want the Nurse to Know Why I Was There.”
Why confidentiality, respectful care and clear youth-friendly services matter when young Nigerians seek sensitive healthcare.
Healthy Ageing
18“My Mother Said It Was Just Old Age.”
Why memory change, hearing loss, falls and depression in older adults deserve curiosity rather than dismissal.
Maternal Health
19“The Caesarean Section She Was Preparing to Borrow Money For Was Free.”
What Nigerian families should know about the NHIA emergency obstetric and neonatal care programme, its limits and how to prepare before labour.
Living With Illness
20“She Didn’t Tell Her Roommates She Had Sickle Cell.”
Sickle cell disease, disclosure, university life and the difference between informed support and stigma in Nigeria.
Cancer Care
21“The Cancer Treatment Fund Nobody in the Family Had Heard About.”
A careful guide to Nigeria’s Cancer Health Fund, non-medical support and financial navigation for eligible cancer patients.
Practical Health
22At 22, You Know Your Bank Balance Better Than You Know Your Body.
A practical, evidence-led health checklist for young Nigerian adults: blood pressure, family history, genotype, sexual health, vaccination, movement and records.
Explainers
23The Medicine Worked. So Why Did You Stop Taking It?
Why people stop long-term medicines when they feel better—and how clearer conversations, simpler routines and safer follow-up can help.
People Changing Healthcare
24What Happens After a Bad Day at the Hospital?
An original CHA Health essay on what healthcare workers carry home after difficult shifts—and why support must be built into the workplace.
People & Families
25What Exactly Would Telling You Have Done Except Make You Afraid Too?
Why some Nigerian parents conceal illness from their adult children, and how privacy, protection, money and family care become entangled.
Public Health
When Everybody in the Family Becomes a Doctor
How love, WhatsApp, family experience and medical advice collide when illness enters a Nigerian home—and how to keep help from becoming harm.
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