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16 Oct

Kofa’s Healthcare Struggle Where a Shop Became a Clinic

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 16, 2025

When labour pains struck Maryam Hassan one stormy night, her neighbours rushed to fetch “a doctor” who is the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Kofa Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Niger State. With the only clinic abandoned due to a bat infestation, her options were limited: a crammed shop converted into a clinic or an arduous 10-kilometre […]

9 Oct

An Uncompleted PHC Leaves Sabon Gayan Community Struggling

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 […]

2 Oct

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 […]

25 Sep

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 […]

18 Sep

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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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Kofa’s Healthcare Struggle Where a Shop Became a Clinic

An Uncompleted PHC Leaves Sabon Gayan Community Struggling

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

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

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