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10 PHCs Revamped in Lere, but Communities Say Ambulances Are the Missing Link
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
10 PHCs Revamped in Lere, but Communities Say Ambulances Are the Missing Link

Margaret Zichat Joseph When Martha Ishaya’s relative was referred to Jos University Teaching Hospital in Plateau Statefor urgent care, there was no ambulance. Instead, they...

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Nigeria’s Fight Against Malaria Must Address Substandard and Falsified Medicines
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria’s Fight Against Malaria Must Address Substandard and Falsified Medicines

Sonia Biose and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead writers) Earlier this year, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) seized over 3 billion...

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Malaria in Pregnancy in Nigeria: Why Treatment Completion Remains a Challenge
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Malaria in Pregnancy in Nigeria: Why Treatment Completion Remains a Challenge

Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer) Malaria in pregnancy remains one of the leading preventable causes of maternal anaemia, low birth weight, preterm delivery, stillbirth, and...

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In Borno, Cash Transfers Are Helping Families Treat Malnutrition Beyond the Clinic
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
In Borno, Cash Transfers Are Helping Families Treat Malnutrition Beyond the Clinic

Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Bilkisu, a resident of Njimtilo in the Konduga area of Borno State, lives with a visual impairment, while her children remain...

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Despite Its Renovation, Jikuci PHC in Niger State Remains Without Essential Equipment and Unable to Serve Patients
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Despite Its Renovation, Jikuci PHC in Niger State Remains Without Essential Equipment and Unable to Serve Patients

By Hajara Sambo On the outside, Jikuci Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre looks like a promise fulfilled; fresh paint, repaired walls, and a renovated structure,...

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When the Watchdog Goes Silent: Getso Town Hall Reveals WDC Silence on PHC Gaps
11 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
When the Watchdog Goes Silent: Getso Town Hall Reveals WDC Silence on PHC Gaps

Hadiza MusaFor many residents in Getso, Gwarzo Local Government Council, Kano State, the silence of the Ward Development Committee (WDC) has become as troubling as...

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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape
06 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

Anna af Ugglas and Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writers) International Day of the Midwife 2026 should not be treated as another health calendar moment. Under the...

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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives
04 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

Olubunmi Oyebanji, Onyedikachi Ewe, and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers)“For every $1 invested in maternal health, it yields $9 in economic returns for the community and...

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What Happens When the Lights Go Out? Solar Power Is Keeping Maternity Care Going in Gombe
20 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
What Happens When the Lights Go Out? Solar Power Is Keeping Maternity Care Going in Gombe

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Aisha (not her real name) had been in labour for over two days in Tula, a remote community in Kaltungo Local...

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As Things Fall Apart with ODA, Can Nigeria Finally Fund Its Own Health System?
18 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
As Things Fall Apart with ODA, Can Nigeria Finally Fund Its Own Health System?

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) The preliminary figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report landed like a final...

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Kano’s Gyartai Community Calls for Upgrade of Health Post to Level 2 PHC
16 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Kano’s Gyartai Community Calls for Upgrade of Health Post to Level 2 PHC

Residents in Gyartai community in Kano are demanding a PHC upgrade. A single health post serving over 10,000 patients, a number beyond the capacity of...

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Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe
13 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) When 16-month-old Babangida was brought to the Taimaka outpatient clinic in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, he was already...

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