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Health education, programme impact, and advocacy perspectives from the AdeGrange Child Foundation team.

Girls Health Matter: How 40 Lagos Teenagers Became Their Own Health Advocates
Program Stories
22 August 2024·7 min read

Girls Health Matter: How 40 Lagos Teenagers Became Their Own Health Advocates

In a Lagos classroom in the summer of 2019, 40 teenage girls did something many had never done before — they talked openly about their bodies. What followed changed more than just their health knowledge.

Girls HealthAdolescent Health
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Talking Changes Lives: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Health Dialogue in Nigerian Communities
Program Stories
15 June 2024·6 min read

Talking Changes Lives: The Power of Peer-to-Peer Health Dialogue in Nigerian Communities

When health information comes from a trusted neighbour rather than a clinic poster, it lands differently. Our peer-to-peer dialogue programme in Lagos showed just how far that difference can reach.

Community HealthNigeria
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Nigeria's Primary Healthcare System: What Reform Must Look Like
Thought Leadership
5 October 2024·8 min read

Nigeria's Primary Healthcare System: What Reform Must Look Like

Nigeria's primary healthcare centres are the first line of defence for 200 million people — yet most are under-staffed, under-supplied, and under-trusted. Meaningful reform is not optional. It is the difference between life and death for millions of women and children.

NigeriaHealthcare Reform
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The Girl Child Education Gap in West Africa: Health, Power, and the Fight for Every Classroom Seat
Thought Leadership
12 May 2024·8 min read

The Girl Child Education Gap in West Africa: Health, Power, and the Fight for Every Classroom Seat

In West Africa, a girl's access to education is one of the strongest predictors of her children's survival. Yet millions of girls remain out of school. The reasons are complex — and so must be the solutions.

EducationGirls
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Nigeria's Maternal Mortality Crisis: Why One Woman Dies Every Hour
Health & Tips
10 November 2024·7 min read

Nigeria's Maternal Mortality Crisis: Why One Woman Dies Every Hour

Nigeria accounts for nearly 20% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Behind that statistic are individual women, families, and communities that deserve better. Here is what is driving the crisis — and what can change it.

Maternal HealthNigeria
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Malaria and Children Under Five in West Africa: What Every Parent Must Know
Health & Tips
18 September 2024·6 min read

Malaria and Children Under Five in West Africa: What Every Parent Must Know

Malaria kills a child in sub-Saharan Africa every two minutes. In West Africa — where Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire bear the heaviest burden — it remains the leading cause of death in children under five. Here is what parents can do.

MalariaChild Health
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