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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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Finding Ebola Earlier: Can Village-Based Surveillance Strengthen DRC’s Outbreak Response?

Aug 29, 2026
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eHealth Africa, Nigeria Health Watch Officially Launch Insights Learning Forum 2026 Report

Aug 28, 2026
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For Lazuru Tudai Residents in Kaduna, Accessing Healthcare Means a Long Journey to an Unsafe PHC

Aug 27, 2026
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Women Are Transforming the Global Health Workforce, But Not Yet Its Leadership

Aug 26, 2026
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Nigeria's COVID-19 Investments Created an Opportunity to Strengthen the Health Infrastructure. Will the Country Sustain the Gains?

Aug 24, 2026
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Shango PHC: No Beds, No Light, No Hope

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 30, 2025

Fatima Muhammad, a 40-year-old mother of eight, recalled the night she pleaded with staff to keep the Shango Primary Health Care (PHC) facility open past closing hours, “my daughter collapsed, I had to beg them to stay open.” The narrowly escaped tragedy echoes the desperation of a community battling a crumbling healthcare system. With no […]

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Kuku Health Post Plagued by Absence of Essential Services

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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 Nigeria Health Watch | 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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