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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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An Uncompleted PHC Leaves Sabon Gayan Community Struggling

By | October 9, 2025

Margaret Zichat Joseph (Lead Writer) On a rainy afternoon, Nurse Comfort John rushed to cover patient files with plastic bags as water dripped steadily through the leaking roof of Sabon Gayan Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kaduna. “Sometimes, we have to move patients around when the rain gets heavy,” she sighs, pointing at the damp […]

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A Year of Progress at Kofar Fada PHC, Kano State, But the Work Is Not Done

By | October 2, 2025

Hadiza Musa (Lead Writer) According to Malam Isa Muhammad Abbas, the Chief Imam of Wudil, the women in the community feel uncomfortable being attended to by male health workers. “We need more female staff at our health centre,” he said during a town hall meeting in Wudil, Kano, which was organised by Nigeria Health Watch […]

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No Beds, No Care, Until Communities Demanded Better in Kano Municipal Council

By | September 25, 2025

Imagine arriving at a health centre in labour, only to hear the words: “No beds available.” For many women in Kano Municipal Council (KMC) of Kano State, this nightmare is not a rare occurrence but a painful reality. Each year, countless mothers face rejection at facilities meant to safeguard their lives, leaving them to wonder […]

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Dorawar Na’abba PHC Partially Operates Without Drugs, Water Or Toilets

By | September 18, 2025

Sickness is not the only battle patients face at Dorawar Na’abba Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. Pregnant women wait for antenatal care without access to a restroom, children line up for vaccinations while staff fetch water from nearby homes, and patients often leave without receiving their […]

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In Unguwan Jatau, Mothers Reach the Clinic Only to Face New Struggles

By | September 11, 2025

For expectant mothers in Unguwan Jatau, the struggle is not about reaching the clinic but about what awaits them when they arrive. “Look at this hospital, but it’s of no use to us,” Lois Bamayi, a pregnant woman who visited the health facility for antenatal services, lamented. Unguwan Jatau Health Clinic, located in Gadani ward […]

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