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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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When Labour Begins at Night: Kano Town Hall Demands 24-Hour PHCs

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 15, 2026

(By Rahima Shehu Dokaji) When labour begins at night, and health centres are shut, mothers are forced to travel long distances in pain, risking their lives and those of their unborn children. Yet for many pregnant women in Kano Municipal, this remains a frightening reality. These concerns, among others, were raised during a town hall […]

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Gwarzo Town Hall Raises Concerns Over PHC Access, Staffing Amid Other Gaps

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 8, 2026

Accessing basic healthcare in Gwarzo, Kano State, accessing basic healthcare often begins with a long walk. This was among the concerns raised by residents over the lack of accessible primary healthcare (PHC) facilities during a town hall meeting organised by Nigeria Health Watch in collaboration with Akin Savvy Awareness and Initiative for Africans. During the […]

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Rewriting Nutrition Myths Through Community Health Literacy Club

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 2, 2026

For years, women in Kura Local Government Area, Kano State, believed that eating protein during menstruation was dangerous. This nutrition myth, passed from mothers to daughters, quietly shaped diets and weakened health until community volunteers began rewriting nutrition myths through health literacy and evidence-based education. “I avoided protein all my puberty life,” said 26-year-old Aisha […]

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Revitalised but Struggling: Dogon Kurmi PHC in Darkness

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 25, 2025

For over two years, residents of Dogon Kurmi Primary Health Care (PHC) have accessed healthcare in near-total darkness. A revitalised health centre meant to save lives now forces health workers to conduct deliveries with torchlights, turning moments of hope into life-threatening risks. Dogon Kurmi Primary Health Centre is a Level 2 PHC facility located in […]

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How The Facility Health Committee is Keeping Krosha Clinic Open Amid Neglect and Decay

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 18, 2025

For residents of Krosha, in Kaduna State, keeping their only health clinic open has become a daily struggle shadowed by decay, neglect, and fear. What happens when a community’s only lifeline for care is at risk of collapsing, both physically and systemically? Krosha Health Clinic is a Health Post serving Krosha and several neighbouring communities, […]

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