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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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Nigeria’s Fight Against Malaria Must Address Substandard and Falsified Medicines

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 11, 2026

Sonia Biose and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead writers) Earlier this year, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) seized over 3 billion Naira worth of counterfeit medicines. Among them were 10 million doses of antimalarial drugs. NAFDAC estimated that these drugs reaching the market could have endangered over three million lives. Consider […]

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Malaria in Pregnancy in Nigeria: Why Treatment Completion Remains a Challenge

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 11, 2026

Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer) Malaria in pregnancy remains one of the leading preventable causes of maternal anaemia, low birth weight, preterm delivery, stillbirth, and neonatal death. A baby born with low birth weight faces a higher risk of dying during the first year of life, and a mother with severe malarial anaemia faces a […]

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In Borno, Cash Transfers Are Helping Families Treat Malnutrition Beyond the Clinic

By Mahdi Garba | May 11, 2026

Bilkisu, a resident of Njimtilo in the Konduga area of Borno State, lives with a visual impairment, while her children remain out of school as the family struggles to survive day by day. For them, even necessities such as food and education are beyond reach. However, when one of her daughters was diagnosed with severe […]

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Despite Its Renovation, Jikuci PHC in Niger State Remains Without Essential Equipment and Unable to Serve Patients

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 11, 2026

By Hajara Sambo On the outside, Jikuci Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre looks like a promise fulfilled; fresh paint, repaired walls, and a renovated structure, but within, this modern-looking facility is empty. Women in labour still arrive with mats from home because there is only one bed to deliver their babies. Halira Sani, a resident […]

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When the Watchdog Goes Silent: Getso Town Hall Reveals WDC Silence on PHC Gaps

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 11, 2026

Hadiza MusaFor many residents in Getso, Gwarzo Local Government Council, Kano State, the silence of the Ward Development Committee (WDC) has become as troubling as the health challenges they face, raising questions about who is truly speaking for the community’s health needs. These concerns were raised during a community town hall meeting and scorecard assessment […]

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