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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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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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Global Fund Report Shows Countries Fought to Protect Essential Health Services Despite Challenging Year

Sep 16, 2026
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E-MOTIVE's Calibrated Drapes Are Helping Kaduna Health Workers Detect Postpartum Haemorrhage Earlier

Sep 15, 2026
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Solar-Powered Water Taps Breathes New Life to Bangi Mariga Clinic, but More is Needed

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 17, 2025

Solar-powered water taps now flow steadily at the local Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic, in Bangi Mariga, Niger. This upgrade has drastically transformed patient care. The Bangi Mariga MCH Clinic is a Level 1 Primary Health Care (PHC) facility, supported through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). Before recent renovations, the clinic faced critical […]

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The Chilling Consequences of a Closed Clinic in Wambai

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 11, 2025

The hope of quality healthcare fades behind a closed clinic, where expectant mothers are left to face life-threatening labour at home without skilled help. “I prayed for this child for eleven years,” Mariya Sani, a member of the community, said. “But when labour started, our clinic was locked. I turned to other women for help. […]

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Left Behind: Why Jar Kuka’s Mothers Walk 10KM for Healthcare

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 4, 2025

In the dead of night, with no transport, Nafisat delivered her third child by lantern light. “I gave birth to all three of my children at home due to the absence of a health facility. Pregnant women either go to Shuwaki or Bichi in another local government for deliveries and antenatal care, which is over […]

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Tripled PHC Visits Show Promise in Niger, But Gaps Remain

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 26, 2025

Twenty new Level 2 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Niger state are experiencing higher demand, with patient numbers, particularly among pregnant women, tripling. The PHCs, which was commissioned by the Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, on May 26, 2025, is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, however, they are not yet a Basic Health Care Provision […]

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Kura Facility Sees Positive Changes Following Nigeria Health Watch Report

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 19, 2025

Back in 2024, Nigeria Health Watch reported Tanawa Health Post in Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State, where there was no security gate, except for the temporary zinc gate. The health post also had a shortage of staff, limiting its hours of operation. Shortly after the published report, the Ward Development Committee (WDC) took […]

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