Afeez Bolaji

Meet the Abuja farmer who became a health worker to save his village

In a neglected primary health centre within Nigeria’s administrative capital, a farmer-turned-health worker volunteers to provide healthcare for the people.

9 Apr 2026

7 min read

Health worker heroes Routine immunisation

James Tanko sensitising mothers before vaccination. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

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Mothers immunise their children at Panshekara PHC. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

Solar electricity powers improved service delivery at Kano health centres

11 Mar 2026

7 min read

Routine immunisation Innovation

Maimunatu Abubakar speaks of impact of the vaccine. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

Malaria vaccination reduces hospitalisations, deaths of children in northwestern Nigeria

2 Mar 2026

7 min read

Malaria Routine immunisation

Joseph Michael and his daughter, Cherish. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

70% and counting: how Lagos is fending off misinformation to get more girls protected from cancer

12 Sep 2025

9 min read

HPV Vaccine information

A training session on MCHTrack. Credit: Datharm

In Katsina, Nigeria, a homegrown mobile app is helping get vaccines to vulnerable kids

14 Jul 2025

8 min read

Health worker heroes Made in Africa

Muhammadu Sambo, traditional district head of Tamaje, Sokoto State. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

How traditional rulers are boosting immunisation uptake in northern Nigeria

26 May 2025

8 min read

Routine immunisation

Shabu WDC chair Abdulkadir Abeh. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

How Nigeria’s Nasarawa state took on hepatitis

7 May 2025

7 min read

Hepatitis

Entrance gate to FMC, Jalingo. Credit: FMC, Jalingo

Health workers risk their lives as Lassa fever spreads in Nigeria

27 Feb 2025

8 min read

Health worker heroes Lassa fever

Handover of malaria vaccines to Nigeria's Federal Ministry Of Health. Credit: Oluwaseun Dexter Moses

Nigeria’s first malaria vaccine roll-out is greeted by an expectant population

23 Jan 2025

7 min read

Malaria Routine immunisation

In March 2024, Nigeria became the first country to receive the new MenFive vaccine from the Gavi-funded global stockpile, with a shipment delivered by UNICEF. Credit: UNICEF Nigeria/2024/Adeokun Adesegun

How a new vaccine stamped out a meningitis flare-up in Nigeria's Jigawa State

24 Oct 2024

7 min read

Meningitis Spotlight on stockpiles

Monkeypox virus, a zoonotic orthopoxvirus causing a smallpox illness. Viral structure of the pathogen monkeypox, variola mpox virus disease. Credit: Corona Borealis

Nigeria's frontliners are learning fast to get ahead of mpox

19 Sep 2024

8 min read

Mpox

Locals fetching water at Gaa Suraju, Kwara State, Nigeria. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

In Nigeria's Kwara state, a new borehole transforms a community's health

27 Aug 2024

6 min read

Climate change

Harmattan fog on the hills of coal camp, Nigeria. Credit: OgbuefiPascal/CC BY-SA 4.0

Nigerian 'sickle cell warriors' face new foe: climate change

10 Jul 2024

7 min read

Climate change

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