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A Boat-Based Initiative is Helping Akwa Ibom Reach Zero-Dose Children in Remote Riverine Communities
03 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Boat-Based Initiative is Helping Akwa Ibom Reach Zero-Dose Children in Remote Riverine Communities

Kenneth Ibe and Abara Erim (Lead Writers) In a small, isolated fishing community in Eastern Obolo, Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria’s south-south region, Ekong Asuquo,...

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Gwada PHC: Recent Renovations Boost Quality of Healthcare, But Further Improvements Needed
31 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Gwada PHC: Recent Renovations Boost Quality of Healthcare, But Further Improvements Needed

The Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Gwada, Niger State, has received a long-overdue renovation, thanks to the State Government’s intervention, restoring the facility after years...

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Nigeria Must Harmonise Water and Sanitation Needs To Achieve SDG6
30 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria Must Harmonise Water and Sanitation Needs To Achieve SDG6

Yasir Jamal Bakare (Lead Writer) As Nigeria strives to ensure the availability of water and sanitation for all (SDG 6) in less than six years...

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Addressing the Climate Impacts on Poultry Farming: Before the Chickens Come Home to Roost
28 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Addressing the Climate Impacts on Poultry Farming: Before the Chickens Come Home to Roost

Aaron Enogela Bawala (Lead Writer) Across the world, temperatures are rising causing significant changes in weather patterns and increasing the frequency of extreme weather events....

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Patient surge at renovated Elizabeth Shaba PHC, yet facilities remain underutilised
24 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Patient surge at renovated Elizabeth Shaba PHC, yet facilities remain underutilised

Since its renovation and commissioning five months ago, the Elizabeth Shaba Comprehensive Healthcare Centre in Nyikangbe, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state, has...

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It Is Time to Rein in Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria
21 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
It Is Time to Rein in Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria

Iruka N Okeke (Guest Writer) ‘Tunde [not real name], a small-scale building contractor diagnosed with prostate cancer, recently underwent surgery. He had educated his children,...

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Sharada PHC: Making a Difference Through Community Engagement 
20 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Sharada PHC: Making a Difference Through Community Engagement 

For residents like Rafi’atu Ibrahim, Safiya Saleh, and Saudat Sa’id, Sharada Primary Healthcare (PHC) in Kano State is more than just a medical facility but...

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Protecting the Future: Kano’s Global Shapers Educate Schoolgirls on HPV and Its Vaccine
20 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Protecting the Future: Kano’s Global Shapers Educate Schoolgirls on HPV and Its Vaccine

Mahdi Garba [Lead writer] When Radeeyah Nasir is not at her job as a registrar in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit of Muhammad Abdullahi Wase...

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The Future is Now: Youth Climate Action for a Sustainable World
17 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Future is Now: Youth Climate Action for a Sustainable World

Ohanu Dabri Olohije and Prudence Enema (Lead Writers) How do you explain to a child that there is no food due to decreased crop yields?...

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Mpox Vaccine: Africa’s Wait Continues Two Years After Global Outbreak
14 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Mpox Vaccine: Africa’s Wait Continues Two Years After Global Outbreak

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writer) The African Continent is experiencing a new wave of Mpox (formerly monkeypox virus) cases, driven by a new ‘Clade 1b’...

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Safe Deliveries and Healthy Beginnings: How MSF Is Tackling Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Jigawa
12 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Safe Deliveries and Healthy Beginnings: How MSF Is Tackling Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Jigawa

Mahdi Garba (Lead Writer) Hansai Umaru, 22, sits on her hospital bed, blissfully breastfeeding her baby with her mother by her side. Hansai has four...

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Gandun Albasa Model PHC: Where Compassion Meets Community but Staffing Falls Short
11 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Gandun Albasa Model PHC: Where Compassion Meets Community but Staffing Falls Short

For close to two decades, Gandun Albasa Model Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Gandu, Kano State, has been providing affordable healthcare for many families in...

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