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World Contraception Day: A Safe Start Begins Long Before Birth

Sep 26, 2026
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Revitalised Ungwan Dosa PHC Still Faces Access Gaps

Sep 24, 2026
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Real-Time Patient Feedback Is Helping Shape Safer and Better Maternity Care

Sep 23, 2026
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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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The Best Start in Life: Getting Exclusive Breastfeeding Right

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 7, 2022

By Kenneth Ibe and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) Nutrition is a vital component of infant and young child development, and a major determinant of short and long-term health outcomes in children. The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) state that the most critical period for good nutrition is from the start […]

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A Beep in Time Could Save a Life

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 5, 2022

By Judd-Leonard Okafor (Lead Writer) Enoh Richard’s doctor is reducing the number of pills she takes daily to keep her blood sugar under a healthy level. Previously, she was on 2,000mg of a blood sugar-controlling drug, 10mg of another to reduce the risk of heart failure or stroke, five units of insulin and she checked […]

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Karamin Rami Community: Forced to Assess Healthcare from a Small Shop

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 3, 2022

After years of neglect, the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Karamin Rami, a rural community in Mashegu Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, shut down five years ago. It can no longer provide healthcare services to the community members. The PHC is nothing but a dilapidated structure, as there is no roofing, no equipment […]

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd September 2022

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 2, 2022

Only 35% of Nigerian hospitals have basic hygiene service. Nigeria’s autism management suffers regulatory shortfall. Adamawa GBV forensic lab, first of its kind in Nigeria — UNFPA. India develops first locally-produced cervical cancer vaccine. Lagos to prosecute quack traditional medicine practitioners. World Bank, others commend Delta govt for access to finance programme. Pharmacy regulation: FG […]

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The State of States on Primary Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria

By Bashar Abubakar | August 31, 2022

It is no secret that the state of primary healthcare in Nigeria is poor. Decades of neglect by state and local governments, whose responsibility it is to provide primary healthcare services in the country, have resulted in inefficient and poor-quality primary healthcare service delivery across the country. Every day, vulnerable people, including pregnant women and […]

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