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Outbreak

Before the Next Outbreak: What the world must know 

By Elijah Nsikak In June 2025, the Uselu community in southern Nigeria experienced a dengue outbreak. Thanks to swift action by local health workers and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the disease was contained before it spread widely. As Chinasa Imo explained in her recent podcast monologue, situations like Uselu reveal something deeper: “rural […]

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Gavi

Gavi 2025: What a $9Bn Pledge Means for the World

by Elijah Nsikak On June 25, 2025, world leaders, health advocates, and institutional partners gathered in Brussels for the Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation. The event, co-hosted by the European Union, the Gates Foundation, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, delivered one of the most robust collective affirmations of immunisation’s power to save lives,

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Africa's workplace

Analog Leaders, Digital Workers: Damaging Africa’s Workplace

Welcome to Africa’s workplace: the generational divide. Picture this: a three-hour meeting where the HR officer is furiously scribbling every single word by hand. By the end, her wrist aches, the minutes are incomplete, and the frustration is palpable. Meanwhile, an AI tool could have recorded, transcribed, and cleaned up the entire meeting in ten

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If Charlie Kirk Were Nigerian: Youth in Politics

Introduction:  Charlie Kirk’s assassination in the U.S. has sparked global conversations about free speech, political violence, and youth in politics. But as I read the tributes and analyses, one question kept knocking at my mind: what if Charlie Kirk were Nigerian? Because beyond the politics, beyond the tragedy, one undeniable truth stands out: Charlie Kirk

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