In a small room with faded paint and worn-out chairs, a diverse group of people with mental health conditions gathered, their stories etched upon their faces. They seemed visibly relieved to have a respite from the chaotic and overcrowded environment…
Nigerian “ghettos” deserve quality health services Popularly referred to as “ghettos”, slums have remained in Nigeria, inhabited by those who may not afford to live in well-off urban locations. About 50% of Nigeria’s population live in slums, and there are…
Some facts about the sexual and reproductive health of young people Adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute an estimated 21 million pregnancies yearly. Half of these pregnancies are unplanned, and half of them end in unsafe abortions. One…
By Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria What to know about Cross Programmatic Efficiency Analysis of health programmes Nigeria’s health sector enjoys investments from bilateral and multilateral agencies like the WHO, USAID, Global Fund, etc., that come…
By The Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria Researchers serially complain of the lack of spread of the wonderful and interesting scientific evidence they generate. Why this is so, is because researchers use a lot of technical languages…
By Prince Agwu, Chinyere Mbachu, & Obinna Onwujekwe The realities of living in informal settlements in Nigeria are telling of the healthcare conditions in such areas and are described as urban health risk. Over 54% of urban residents in Nigeria reside…
By HPRG News Kurt Lewin said, “no research without action, and no action without research”. The reality of this quote lies in the essence of conducting research, which is to change society. Such change could be to inform, influence,…
By Prince Agwu, Obinna Onwujekwe, Dina Balabanova and the Accountability in Action Research Team Background Despite anticorruption thrusts that have always been a part of the manifestos of successive governments in Nigeria, corruption has remained considerably high in the…
Benjamin Uzochukwu, Chinyere Okeke, Sergio Torres-Rueda, Carl Pearson, Eleanor Bergren, Anthony McDonnell, Anna Vassall, Mark Jit, Francis Ruiz Researchers from the Health Policy Research Group (Prof Benjamin Uzochukwu and Dr Chinyere Okeke) were part of a project that sought…
By Chinyere Mbachu, Prince Agwu, God’stime Eigbiromolen, Ifunanya Agu, Benjamin Uzochukwu and Obinna Onwujekwe Statistics makes it possible to simulate real life behaviors using models, and this is termed ‘modeled evidence. Mathematical models that simulate different potential health scenarios…
It is covered by the legal incorporation of the College of Medicine of the University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus.
We have latest Resources, Publications, Journals and news Blog for you. Let’s know if you wish to have a look
© 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH GROUP UNN