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

Sep 16, 2026
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A Revamped Health Centre Brings Care Closer to Sarkin Kura in Kano

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 6, 2026

For years, childbirth in Sarkin Kura community meant confronting danger. The journey to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) was often filled with uncertainty, and for many women, labour that began at night meant delivering without skilled medical support. Today, that story is gradually changing. For residents like Lawan Ali, the chairman of persons with disabilities […]

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Kadna Clinic’s Makeover Fails to Fix Deeper Healthcare Gaps

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 13, 2026

By Harajana Umar The newly renovated Kadna Clinic promised relief to women seeking healthcare in Kadna community, Niger state. However, that relief has proved incomplete. Although the fresh paint and renovated walls have attracted patients, the daily reality inside the facility reveals a more challenging situation, characterised by water shortages, a lack of available beds, […]

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Bunkure Women Embrace Budget-Friendly Meals After Nutrition Training

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 5, 2026

When 28-year-old Hauwa’u Aminu Sarki attended a literacy club session at the Bunkure PHC, her perception of nutrition changed. “I used to think I couldn’t afford a balanced meal,” she shared. “Now I know I can prepare nutritious food using beans, grains, and vegetables I already have at home.” For many women in Bunkure, Kano […]

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“Things have improved”: How Kaduna’s Badarawa PHC Won Back Community Trust

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 29, 2026

From neglect to progress is how residents of Badarawa in Kaduna describe the community’s health facility. Once avoided due to poor conditions, Badarawa Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) is now attracting more patients daily, signalling a renewed trust in public healthcare delivery among families in Kaduna North. Rukkaya Aminu, a mother accessing care at the facility, […]

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Community Speak Out on Women’s Childbirth Risks at Kura Town Hall

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 22, 2026

Rahima Shehu Dokaji (Lead Writer) During a town hall meeting at Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano, community voices reveal that gaps in health insurance, staffing, and facility readiness can turn childbirth into a risky ordeal rather than a moment of hope. Alkalawa Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kura is a Level 2 health facility […]

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