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Turning Livestock Waste into Fertiliser: Can a Kaduna Enterprise Cut Farm Costs and Support Better Nutrition?

Jul 20, 2026
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‘Where Does My Donated Blood Go?’ Tracing the Life-Saving Journey from Donor to Patient

Jul 19, 2026
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NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH LAUNCHES THE NIGERIA HEALTH WATCHERS NETWORK

Jul 17, 2026
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How a Philanthropic Donation Expanded Samaru PHC and Improved Access to Quality Care

Jul 16, 2026
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What IMNHC 2026 Made Clear: Evidence Is Not Enough Without Delivery

Jul 16, 2026
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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

By Sonia Biose and Safiya Shuaibu Isa | July 3, 2026

Nigeria accounts for 28.7% of all maternal deaths globally, representing more than a quarter of all maternal deaths. This means that for every three women who die from pregnancy-related causes, one is a Nigerian. Most maternal deaths are preventable, yet they persist because evidence-based care is still not reaching women consistently, on time, and with […]

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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 3, 2026

Hajara Sambo Months after Gauraka Model Clinic was discussed for the potential risks it poses for pregnant women, signs of improvement are finally emerging. Earlier in 2025, Community Health Watch findings revealed that Gauraka Model Clinic in Niger State, which is a Level 2 Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Basic Health Care Provision Fund focal […]

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Why Zambia is Rethinking Tuberculosis Testing, and Why Validation Must Come First

By Tzar Oluigbo | July 2, 2026

Inside a small laboratory at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, a technician splits a sputum sample in two. Half goes into a GeneXpert machine, the workhorse of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in Zambia. The other half goes into a near-point-of-care molecular device, small enough to sit beside a phone, powered by […]

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From Autonomy to Accountability: Can Local Governments Deliver Better Primary Health Care in Nigeria?

By Yasir Bakare | July 1, 2026

About 70%of Nigerians depend on primary health care (PHC) centres for healthcare. For most people, this centre is the most frequent point of contact with any government service. The local government chairman is supposed to run it, fund it, and is responsible when it fails. The Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling confirmed that state governments […]

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In Kaduna Communities, Tailors Are Bridging the Family Planning Trust Gap

By Hadiza Mohammed and Onyedikachi Ewe | June 29, 2026

Hadiza Mohammed and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead writers) In Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Salma Musa recalls when many women around her rarely spoke openly about family planning. For some, the topic was sensitive. For others, it was surrounded by fear, misinformation and uncertainty about what family planning really meant. “Before now, many women […]

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