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By Guest Author | July 20, 2026

Turning Livestock Waste into Fertiliser: Can a Kaduna Enterprise Cut Farm Costs and Support Better Nutrition?

Lukman Abdulmalik (Lead writer) For several farming seasons, Aminu Sule watched the price of NPK and urea rise without seeing a comparable increase in the prices he received for the maize and tomatoes he harvested. The farmer from Kura, Kano State, was trying to cut production costs. Instead, he stumbled upon an approach that could […]

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‘Where Does My Donated Blood Go?’ Tracing the Life-Saving Journey from Donor to Patient

By Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim, Kenneth Ibe, and Samuel Gada | July 19, 2026

A shortage of blood should never be the reason a patient dies. Yet across Nigeria, many patients in need of lifesaving transfusions still face delays because blood is often unavailable when and where it is needed. With only about 30% of the country’s annual blood supply coming from voluntary donors, far below the estimated demand […]

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NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH LAUNCHES THE NIGERIA HEALTH WATCHERS NETWORK

By Prudence Enema | July 17, 2026

(A Student Ambassador Programme to Build the Next Generation of Health Advocates Across Nigerian Campuses) CALL FOR APPLICATION Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce the launch of the Nigeria Health Watchers Network, a four-month student ambassador programme designed to equip university students across Nigeria with practical skills in health advocacy, communication, leadership, and public […]

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How a Philanthropic Donation Expanded Samaru PHC and Improved Access to Quality Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 16, 2026

Rabi Mustapha What happens when a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) expansion meets the growing healthcare needs of a fast-expanding community? In Samaru, Sabon Gari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, a major expansion of the PHC has transformed access to care, reduced overcrowding and restored hope for thousands of residents who depend on the […]

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What IMNHC 2026 Made Clear: Evidence Is Not Enough Without Delivery

By Onyedikachi Ewe | July 16, 2026

At a time when progressin reducing maternal and newborn deaths has slowed, the urgency of moving from evidence to action has never been greater. For countries such as Nigeria, where maternal and newborn mortality remain unacceptably high, the issue is no longer whether proven interventions exist, they do. The harder question is whether these interventions […]

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