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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 Health Watch, Premium Times and Punch to Host Webinar on Investing in Health in a Limited Fiscal Space

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 23, 2025

As Nigeria strives to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and strengthen its health system, the need for sustainable, domestically driven health financing has never been more urgent. To sustain national dialogue and build on recent reforms, Nigeria Health Watch, in partnership with Premium Times and The Punch, is convening a high-level webinar themed “Investing in […]

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Leaking Roofs, Broken Walls: Inside Kakau PHC’s Struggle to Give Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 23, 2025

By Margaret Joseph As the rain heavily poured one afternoon in Kakau, patients huddled together in corners, clutching their children and belongings, while water dripped steadily through the ceiling onto medical records and benches. For a facility meant to heal, the primary healthcare in Kakau (PHC Kakau) has itself become a patient in dire need […]

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Rethinking Solutions: How a Positive Deviance Lens Can Strengthen Primary Health Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 22, 2025

Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer) ‘Not all deviance is negative; without it, we would never change the world’ — Stacy Pershall Primary health care (PHC) is a non-negotiable cog in the healthcare delivery system but somewhat remains the holy grail in most healthcare systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria.  With 2030 in view and […]

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Your eDokta Will See You Now: A Telemedicine Clinic is Bridging Maternal Health Gaps in Kano

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 21, 2025

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Salamatu Yusuf, a resident of Yanoko in Tofa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano remembers how she used to walk about five kilometres, anytime she wants to access healthcare. This was her reality until February 2025, when the eDokta Telemedicine Clinic was launched in the Yanoko. “Before this clinic was brought […]

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Nigeria Health Watch to host the First Solutions Journalism Africa Summit

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 20, 2025

For decades, media coverage of Africa has been dominated by a narrow and often negative lens, focusing largely on poverty, hunger, corruption, and conflict. While these issues exist, they have too often overshadowed the continent’s diverse realities and thriving innovations. According to Africa No Filter, Africa loses up to $4.2 billion annually due to unrepresentative […]

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