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Community Health Watch shines a spotlight on grassroots health initiatives, local champions, and collective efforts improving well-being across Nigeria. From rural clinics to urban outreach programs, this category explores how communities are taking ownership of their health—through innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.

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Real-Time Patient Feedback Is Helping Shape Safer and Better Maternity Care

Sep 23, 2026
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The Real Test of Nigeria’s Health Reforms Is Whether PHCs Actually Work

Sep 21, 2026
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Niger State’s PHCs Are Screening Beyond TB. Can the Model Last?

Sep 19, 2026
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Nigeria Needs a Stronger Evidence System to Track Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Sep 17, 2026
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‘We Can’t Take Deliveries’: Shongo Hamma Health Post Leaves Pregnant Women Without Maternal Care in Gombe’s Akko Community

Sep 17, 2026
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By Nigeria Health Watch | September 17, 2026

‘We Can’t Take Deliveries’: Shongo Hamma Health Post Leaves Pregnant Women Without Maternal Care in Gombe’s Akko Community

A building may be fit for purpose, but without the equipment, utilities and services needed to function, it offers little promise to the thousands who depend on it. This is the reality of Shongo Hamma Health Post in Akko Local Government Area (LGA) in Gombe State. For many women in Shongo Hamma, these limitations affect […]

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Community Feedback Brings Water, Toilets, Medicines and Longer Services to Zubairiyya PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 11, 2026

By Rahima Shehu Dokaji For years, access to quality healthcare at Zubairiyya Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Yakasai community, Kano, was affected by basic gaps that made care more difficult for residents. However, three months after the community raised these concerns during the first town hall meeting and scorecard assessment in April 2026, tangible improvements […]

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For Lazuru Tudai Residents in Kaduna, Accessing Healthcare Means a Long Journey to an Unsafe PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 27, 2026

Margaret Zichat Joseph Every rainy season, the journey to the primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Lazuru Tudai becomes a test of endurance for residents of several rural communities in Lazuru Tudai Ward in Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. However, for patients who make the difficult journey, reaching the facility is only the […]

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How Furanni Is Helping Badiyya Make Healthier Choices During Pregnancy

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 20, 2026

Hadiza Musa For Badiyya Haruna, a mother of three from Kofar Kudu in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, learning how to navigate pregnancy safely has gone beyond routine antenatal care. Through the Furanni programme, implemented by Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Five Cowries Art Education, she has gained practical knowledge about […]

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Revitalised Amina Sambo PHC Restores Hope in Kinkinau

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 13, 2026

For mothers and children in Kinkinau, Kaduna South, the revitalisation of Amina Sambo Primary Health Centre (PHC) is changing the experience of seeking care. Once avoided because of poor conditions, foul smells and inadequate space, the facility is now attracting more patients, with attendance increasing by over 95% following the renovation. Amina Sambo PHC is […]

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