The malaria vaccine marks a historic milestone for Africa, but access, trust, and logistics will determine its success. In this third episode of our #JournoConversations series, we explore how African journalists are telling this story beyond the headlines. Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Sharon Atieno, Journalist and Editor at Science Africa, Kenya, and Afeez Bolaji, Journalist at Daily Trust, about the challenges and opportunities in...
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The malaria vaccine marks a historic milestone for Africa, but access, trust, and logistics will determine its success. In this third episode of our #JournoConversations series, we explore how African journalists are telling this story beyond the headlines. Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Sharon Atieno, Journalist and Editor at Science Africa, Kenya, and Afeez Bolaji, Journalist at Daily Trust, about the challenges and opportunities in...
The malaria vaccine marks a historic milestone for Africa, but access, trust, and logistics will determine its success. In this third episode of our #JournoConversations series, we explore how African journalists are telling this story beyond the headlines. Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Sharon Atieno, Journalist and Editor at Science Africa, Kenya, and Afeez Bolaji, Journalist at Daily Trust, about the challenges and opportunities in...
Welcome back to the #BreakItDownPodcast, where we unpack big ideas shaping the future of health, development, and social change, one conversation at a time. In this episode, we sit with Dr. Olubayo Adekanmbi, CEO/Founder of Data Science Nigeria (DSN), to explore how digital innovation is creating new pathways to better health for young people. From using data-driven insights to improve access to sexual and reproductive health, to showing how digital tools can empower young people to make info...
Welcome back to the #BreakItDownPodcast, where we unpack big ideas shaping the future of health, development, and social change, one conversation at a time. In this episode, our hosts Chibuike Alagboso and Asari Ndem sit with Dr. Olajide Sobande, Executive Director at the NIMR Foundation, to explore why building local research capacity is critical for strengthening Nigeria’s health system. Dr. Sobande shares why relying on foreign-led research is no longer sustainable, and how empowering loca...
Care work sustains families, supports health systems, and drives economies, yet remains largely unpaid and undervalued. This invisibility has serious consequences for health outcomes, economic equity, and gender equality. In this episode of the Break It Down Podcast, your favourite hosts, Chibuike Alagboso and Asari Ndem, sit down with Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo, Advocacy and Communications Lead at Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA), to unpack why care work must be recognised as bot...
In this Break It Down podcast episode, we unpack the stark reality behind the phrase “When the Budget is Barely Breathing: Funding Cuts in Ghana and Kenya.” Our guests, Asha Bekidusa and Stephen, share firsthand insights into how research and health programs are being squeezed by shrinking budgets, what these funding cuts mean for local ownership and sustainability, and why the call for homegrown solutions has never been more urgent. Explore how communities and researchers in Ghana and Kenya ...
Welcome back to the #BreakItDownPodcast, where we unpack big ideas shaping the future of health, development, and social change, one conversation at a time. In this episode, our hosts Chibuike Alagboso and Asari Ndem sit down with Solomon Chinedu, Senior Associate & Lead at NaviHealth.ai and mDoc Healthcare, to explore how digital tools are transforming healthcare access in Nigeria. Solomon breaks down how platforms like NaviHealth.ai are closing care gaps, improving health outcomes, and ...
🎙️ Welcome to the #BreakItDownPodcast, where we unpack big ideas shaping the future of health, development, and social change, one conversation at a time. In this episode, our hosts Chibuike Alagboso and Asari Ndem sit down with Sunday Oko, Programme Officer at Nigeria Health Watch, for an urgent conversation on the growing threat of health misinformation in Nigeria. Sunday shares critical insights into how false health information spreads, the real-life consequences on public health, and the...
Welcome to our #BreakItDownPodcast, where we unpack big ideas shaping the future of health, development, and social change, one conversation at a time. In this episode, our Hosts, Chibuike Alagboso and Asari Ndem, sit with Emeka Oguanuo, Senior Partnerships Manager at Nigeria Health Watch, for an urgent and timely discussion on the resurgence of cholera in Nigeria. Emeka shares critical insights into why cholera continues to threaten communities, the structural and behavioural factors driving...
Welcome to our #BreakitDownPodcast, where we unpack big ideas shaping the future of health, development, and social change, one conversation at a time. In this episode, our Host and Director of Media Programmes, Chibbuike Alagbaosa, sits with Rotimi Olawale, Executive Director of Youth Hub Africa, for a deeply insightful conversation. Rotimi shares the personal journey that inspired him to start Youth Hub Africa and how the organisation is creating impact across the continent by focusing on y...
In this episode of the Break It Down Podcast, our Senior Partnership Manager, Emeka Oguanuo, sits down with Temitope Adegoroye of Sahel Consulting to unpack the alarming impact of climate change on Nigeria's agricultural landscape. As one of the most agriculturally dependent nations in the world, Nigeria’s food security is at serious risk due to shifting weather patterns, unpredictable rainfall, floods, and prolonged droughts. Temitope explores how these changes destabilise food product...
Nigeria is facing a significant challenge in its health sector. More and more doctors, nurses, and health professionals are leaving the country in search of better opportunities. This growing trend, often called the "Japa" syndrome, is putting serious pressure on the healthcare system. Hospitals are struggling to keep up, patients are waiting longer for care, and the remaining health workers are stretched thin. In the first episode of the Know Your Health Right campaign series on the #BreakIt...
Postpartum hemorrhage remains one of the biggest threats to maternal health in Africa, but solutions are emerging from different parts of the continent. In this first series of our #JournoConversations, we explore innovative approaches to managing postpartum hemorrhage and what African countries can learn from each other. Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Dr Bashar Abubakar from Nigeria and Muthoki Kinthanzi from Kenya about the strategi...
Too many mothers are lost to preventable complications during childbirth, but change is happening. MaMII is taking action to break the cycle of maternal mortality and save lives. In this episode of Break It Down Podcast, your favorite hosts, Chibuike Alagboso and Asari Ndem, sit down with Onyedikachi Eweh to explore how Maternal Mortality Reduction Innovations and Initiatives (MaMII) is tackling maternal mortality. They discuss how MaMII is improving access to quality care, strengthening heal...
As Africa gears up for the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2025, the conversation on strengthening health systems, addressing inequities, and fostering collaboration has never been more critical. In this special episode of the #BreakItDownPodcast, Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO of Amref Health Africa, joins our Managing Director and host, Vivianne Ihekweazu, to discuss the key health challenges facing the continent and the role of partnerships in driving sustainable solut...
As the world heats up, mosquitoes are becoming more than just a nuisance—they are evolving into a serious health risk. 🌍🦟 In this episode of our #ClimateChange #BreakItDownPodcast, we dig into how climate change is driving an explosion in mosquito populations and what this means for global health. Featuring Temitayo Tella-Lah from eHealth Africa, and Chukwuemeka Oguanuo we explore: ➡️ How rising temperatures and changing weather patterns fuel mosquito breeding ➡️ Why certain regions an...
In this episode of the Break It Down Podcast, Prof. Sabiha Essack, a leading expert in pharmaceutical sciences, dives deep into the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa. Recorded at the 20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) 2024, Prof. Essack shares her unique insights into the urgent need for action and the steps African nations must take to curb the rise of superbugs. Listen as she discusses: 🔍 The specific challenges Africa faces in addressing ...
Happy New Year! To get the year started off right, we are bringing back In this episode of Break It Down Podcast, the discussion we had at our 2024 Future of Health Conference themed: From Evidence to Action: Building Resilience at the Climate- Health Nexus The insightful episode featured Dr Chijioke Kaduru, Managing Director of Corona Management Systems (CMS) discussing the critical connections between the environment and public health and the rising health impacts of climate change. ...
In this special episode of the Break It Down Podcast, we feature a conversation we had on the sidelines of the 8th Nigeria Family Planning Conference. The conversation featured Dr. Samukeliso Dube, the Executive Director of FP2030. She unpacked why family planning is not just a health conversation but a fundamental pillar of sustainable development in Africa. She discussed how African countries are making family planning a development and political conversation, the lessons learned, and the i...
A lot has happened in the health sector since our last episode. It’s been a while but we are here to bring you up to speed on everything and even more. We are also switching things up from how we did episode one.We promise a more exciting season that will be more informative and engaging.But first, listen to get a snapshot of what to expect and some highlights of what the health sector has been up to since the last time.We are always happy to receive your feedback via podcasts@nigeriahealthwa...
It's the final episode of the first season of the Break It Down podcast! Yes, it may have dropped a bit late, but it's never really too late to share what we expect from Nigeria's health sector this year. There's still enough time to get them done as we enter the last month of Q1.What are your expectations? What do you hope to see happen or change in Nigeria's health sector this year? Did we mention them in the discussion? Let us know. You can send us a message on WhatsApp using - +234 ...
The malaria vaccine marks a historic milestone for Africa, but access, trust, and logistics will determine its success. In this third episode of our #JournoConversations series, we explore how African journalists are telling this story beyond the headlines. Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Sharon Atieno, Journalist and Editor at Science Africa, Kenya, and Afeez Bolaji, Journalist at Daily Trust, about the challenges and opportunities in...
