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Beyond the Counter: How CareHub Is Linking Pharmacy Customers to Primary Health Care in Lagos

By Tzar Oluigbo | June 22, 2026

School was on a long break when Temilola visited her uncle, Bayo, in Lagos State. A few days in, she began to complain of severe stomach pain. At first, Bayo did not think much of it. “She just kept saying her stomach was hurting,” he said, “So, I thought maybe it was something she ate […]

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Beyond Genotype Awareness: Nigeria Must Build a Sickle Cell Response That Serves Warriors

By Guest Author | June 20, 2026

Modupe Babawale (Guest writer) Every year on June 19, Nigeria joins the global community to observe World Sickle Cell Day. The 2026 theme, “Closing the Survival Gap: Equity in Sickle Cell Disease,” serves as an important reminder that Nigeria must now address the unequal access to diagnosis, medicines, blood, specialised care, and dignity that determines […]

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Three Months After Speaking Out, Indabo Residents Still Await Improved PHC Services

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 18, 2026

Hadiza Musa Three months after residents raised concerns about poor healthcare services during a town hall meeting, many of the same challenges continue to affect patients at Indabo Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Kano State. For residents like Zainab Alkasim, the challenges affect daily healthcare decisions and maternal health outcomes. She explained that many pregnant […]

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Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 17, 2026

Shalom David and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) In late 2013, Ebola began spreading in Guinea, but the outbreak went undetected for more than three months. Patients arriving at the health facilities presented with fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, symptoms that closely resembled malaria, typhoid, or cholera. Without the diagnostic tools needed to identify the virus, clinicians […]

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Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

By Chibuike Alagboso and Chinwendu Iroegbu | June 16, 2026

Public trust in health systems is established when people receive clear, consistent, and credible information from trusted voices, not just from policy documents. It is built when communities understand what a health intervention means for them, why it matters, where to access services, and what questions to ask when promises are made. For Chief Mrs […]

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