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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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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa's Health Financing Is a Global Reset

May 27, 2026
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

May 25, 2026
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure

May 23, 2026
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication

May 22, 2026
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage

May 20, 2026
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Kuku Health Post Plagued by Absence of Essential Services

By | May 22, 2025

Every week, dozens of women walk long distances to the Kuku Health Post in Kano State, only to leave without the services they desperately need. No antenatal care, no family planning, and no female staff to attend to their need for privacy. Kuku Health Post serves a population of over 2,000 people and is in […]

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A Day In The Life Of A Midwife With A Mission To Save Mothers In Kura LGA

By | May 15, 2025

Hafsat Muhammad Alto, a midwife, has made a relentless commitment to rewriting the narrative of maternal care in Kura Local Government Area (LGA). At Gundutse Primary Healthcare (PHC), she works day and night to ensure pregnant women receive timely and compassionate care. The facility also sees more than 40 patients daily, with many women travelling […]

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Daneji Midwives Encourage PHC Deliveries  

By | May 8, 2025

When labour begins at night, many women in Daneji, a community in Kano State, choose to deliver at home. This is risky. “One wrong step, and a mother could bleed to death,”- registered midwife, Hajara Haruna. Hajiya Maimuna Hussaini works at the Comprehensive Health Centre in Daneji, a health facility that also serves communities like […]

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Tunga Residents Push for Healthcare Reform After a Pregnant Woman’s Tragedy

By | May 1, 2025

When a youth leader’s sister, Hajara, died during childbirth, he vowed that no other family in Farm Centre Tunga will suffer the same fate. That night of loss became the spark that led to a community-built Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) that now saves lives. Yakubu M. Wakili, the community leader of the community noted that, […]

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Shaba Woshi Women Still Choose Traditional Birth Attendants Over Skilled Delivery

By | April 24, 2025

Many pregnant women continue to give birth at home in Baro ward, Agaie Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state. This is not by personal choice but because their local health facility cannot meet their basic needs. The Shaba Woshi Primary Healthcare (PHC) facility is a Level 1 facility which serves nine surrounding communities spread […]

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