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Solutions-focused reporting on what is working, how it works, and what it takes to sustain and scale impact. We examine policies, programmes, and community-led innovations that are improving health outcomes, and we explain the “how” behind performance, including design, leadership, financing, implementation, and accountability. These stories help practitioners and decision makers adapt proven approaches to new contexts.

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Within the Lines: Komfot Health Provides Life-Saving Post-Abortion Care Amid Nigeria’s Unclear Laws

By | November 3, 2025

Chinonso Kenneth (Lead writer) When Cecilia Ahmadu began bleeding heavily, three days after performing a self-induced abortion, she knew something had gone wrong. “I was using more than three pads [daily] a few days after my abortion, I did not have anyone to talk to. I was worried and afraid,” Cecilia recalled. Abortions remain illegal […]

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

By | 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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From Majalisa to Households: MSI Nigeria is Advancing Child Spacing Awareness in Kano

By | October 13, 2025

Mahdi Garba and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Kano State has one of the highest fertility rates in Nigeria, at about 5.8 births per woman, nearly three times the global average of 2.2. The state records roughly 1,000 births every day, contributing to rapid population growth and placing increased pressure on health facilities and Nigeria’s fragile […]

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How PHC Accountability Tracka Is Empowering Communities to Demand Better Healthcare

By | October 6, 2025

Prudence Enema and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) In Maitumbi, a community in Niger State, mothers continue to give birth on mats laid on the floor of the local health centre, a level two facility meant to benefit from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). When it rains, patients are forced to huddle in corners […]

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HeliumCredit is Financing Africa’s Private Clinics, One Loan at a Time

By | September 29, 2025

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Across Nigeria, many privately-owned healthcare facilities face funding bottleneck. Pharmacies watch their shelves empty as they struggle to restock essential drugs. Laboratories, unable to afford new equipment needed for diagnoses, and clinics are forced to turn patients away, as they face financial constraints that limit the services they can provide. For […]

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