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PRESS RELEASE: Call for Applications: Lay Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Training to Strengthen Community-Based Trauma Care
07 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
PRESS RELEASE: Call for Applications: Lay Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Training to Strengthen Community-Based Trauma Care

As Nigeria continues to grapple with the mental health consequences of conflict, displacement and other humanitarian crises, building the capacity of community-based responders remains an...

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Three Months Later, Alkalawa Community Continues to Seek PHC Improvements
06 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Three Months Later, Alkalawa Community Continues to Seek PHC Improvements

Every three months after initial town hall meetings, communities have an opportunity to determine whether the promises made following a health facility assessment had translated...

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Weekend Closures Put Mende PHC Patients at Risk in Lagos
31 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Weekend Closures Put Mende PHC Patients at Risk in Lagos

Weekend closures at Mende PHC continue to put patients at risk, forcing pregnant women in labour and other emergency cases to seek care elsewhere, often...

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Logistics Marketplace calls on Nigeria’s logistics buyers to participate in survey for a new industry report
28 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Logistics Marketplace calls on Nigeria’s logistics buyers to participate in survey for a new industry report

Logistics Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind global good, designed to strengthen health and humanitarian supply chains in Africa and underserved markets, is calling on logistics buyers in Nigeria...

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Nigeria’s Agricultural Commitments Must Deliver Better Nutrition
27 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria’s Agricultural Commitments Must Deliver Better Nutrition

Imole Agunbiade and Maureen Moneke (Lead writers) According to World Bank data, Nigeria had 36.872 million hectares of arable land in 2023. Productive agriculture depends...

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In Kano, Arts and Craft Sessions Are Improving Menstrual Health for Women and Girls
24 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
In Kano, Arts and Craft Sessions Are Improving Menstrual Health for Women and Girls

Hafsat Bello Every month, women gather for craft sessions in circles at the Sani Mai Unguwa ICT Centre in Dala Local Government Area (LGA) of...

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NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH LAUNCHES THE NIGERIA HEALTH WATCHERS NETWORK
17 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH LAUNCHES THE NIGERIA HEALTH WATCHERS NETWORK

(A Student Ambassador Programme to Build the Next Generation of Health Advocates Across Nigerian Campuses) CALL FOR APPLICATION Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce...

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How a Philanthropic Donation Expanded Samaru PHC and Improved Access to Quality Care
16 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
How a Philanthropic Donation Expanded Samaru PHC and Improved Access to Quality Care

Rabi Mustapha What happens when a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) expansion meets the growing healthcare needs of a fast-expanding community? In Samaru, Sabon Gari Local...

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Three Months On, Gyartai PHC Still Lacks a Midwife
10 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Three Months On, Gyartai PHC Still Lacks a Midwife

Every time a woman goes into labour in Gyartai, her family prepares for more than childbirth. They prepare for a risky home delivery or a...

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COVID-19 Funding Built New Health Infrastructure. Will Nigeria Build on It or Lose It?
10 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
COVID-19 Funding Built New Health Infrastructure. Will Nigeria Build on It or Lose It?

Oluwafolakemi Ajala (Guest writer) The arrival of COVID-19 in Nigeria in early 2020 exposed long-standing weaknesses in oxygen supply, diagnostics, surveillance, emergency response coordination and...

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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State
03 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

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...

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Trust Returns to Gurjiya PHC After Solar Battery Theft Resolution, Yet Accountability Concerns Persist
25 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Trust Returns to Gurjiya PHC After Solar Battery Theft Resolution, Yet Accountability Concerns Persist

Rahima Shehu Dokaji After residents lamented the theft of a newly installed solar battery at Gurjiya Primary Health Care (PHC) in a town hall meeting...

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