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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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Giving Girls a Voice in Their Future with Family Planning Education

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 27, 2025

For 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session by Five Cowries, her perspective shifted. “Today was the first time I heard about it, and the first thing that come to my mind is that when I marry, I will take up […]

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Solar Power Transforms Marmara PHC into a Beacon of Sustainable Healthcare

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 19, 2025

During the four-weeks blackout across northern Nigeria in October 2024, Marmara Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kano Municipal operated for 24 hours when many health facilities were forced to shut down. Thanks to its newly installed solar-powered energy system, it continued to offer critical maternal and emergency care. This transformation was made possible through the […]

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Women Fear Seeking Care at Gwarjiko PHC Due to Lack of Female Health Workers

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 13, 2025

The absence of female health workers at the Gwarjiko Primary Healthcare (PHC) facility has become a major barrier to maternal healthcare. Maryam Salihu, a pregnant woman, recounts how she lost her baby due to this issue. “I only visit this facility with my husband. If I go alone, it means I am disobeying him, and […]

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Community Efforts Not Enough to Salvage Kodo PHC

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 2, 2025

Community members have taken it upon themselves to repair their dilapidated Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) facility in Kodo, Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA), Niger State. Yet, despite their best efforts, villagers still prefer home treatments or travel long distances for healthcare due to the fear of a collapsing building and inadequate medical services which keeps […]

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Strengthening and Addressing Healthcare Inequities in Gwarzo 

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 25, 2025

“Despite visiting hospitals, we often find no doctors available. During labour, when medical attention is crucial, we cry for help only to discover no one to assist us,” says Hajiya Lami Gwarzo, a mother and concerned community member. This story echoes the healthcare inequities faced by rural women in Gwarzo, Kano State. Gwarzo’s healthcare system […]

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