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Primary Health Care in Nigeria: Progress, Challenges and Collaborating for Transformation
18 Sep
By Bashar Abubakar
Primary Health Care in Nigeria: Progress, Challenges and Collaborating for Transformation

Health is a human right and everyone, irrespective of location or socioeconomic status has a right to healthcare at their point of need. For a...

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Community Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda’s Approach
19 Jul
By Bashar Abubakar
Community Health Workers are the Backbone of Primary Healthcare Delivery: Rwanda’s Approach

Health care should be equitable. This means it must be accessible to anyone, regardless of social class, or place of residence. For a pregnant woman...

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Safe Spaces: Youth friendly centre provides judgement-free forum for sexual and reproductive health convos in Yola
14 Jun
By Bashar Abubakar
Safe Spaces: Youth friendly centre provides judgement-free forum for sexual and reproductive health convos in Yola

“I have always wanted a place like this, where I can sit and discuss issues with my peers without being judged,’’ says Zulaihat Yusuf, 30,...

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How Tayi PHC in Niger is increasing FP services through community-focused advocacy
04 Jan
By Bashar Abubakar
How Tayi PHC in Niger is increasing FP services through community-focused advocacy

Habiba Aliyu, 20, gave birth to her first child in 2019 while preparing to begin her journey as a health worker. As a student at...

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Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State
23 Nov
By Bashar Abubakar
Nourishing the future: How UNICEF is providing nutrition care in Sokoto State

According to the 2018 National Nutrition and Health Survey, Sokoto State is one of the four states with the highest prevalence of malnutrition among children...

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Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?
03 Nov
By Bashar Abubakar
Nigeria is wild poliovirus free. What next?

On August 25, 2020 Nigeria and the African continent received what was undoubtedly cheering news amid a very turbulent year — the country and the continent are...

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Taking ownership: Women in Jigawa community fund emergency transportation for pregnant women
12 Oct
By Bashar Abubakar
Taking ownership: Women in Jigawa community fund emergency transportation for pregnant women

“My husband and I have always known that I would deliver at the hospital,” says Azeema Hussaini, 25, while sitting on a bed in a...

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Mining HEFA: How Kaduna’s facility census data can be used to improve health care delivery
14 Sep
By Bashar Abubakar
Mining HEFA: How Kaduna’s facility census data can be used to improve health care delivery

Data is one of the most important drivers of development, from conceptualisation of interventions to design and implementation. It is what largely guides the policy...

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Afe Babalola Multi-system Hospital: Bridging the Gap in Quality Health Care in Nigeria
20 Aug
By Bashar Abubakar
Afe Babalola Multi-system Hospital: Bridging the Gap in Quality Health Care in Nigeria

COVID-19 pandemic has come with lessons for everyone around the world. It has not only shown that even the strongest economies can be severely shaken...

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A tale of two diseases: COVID-19 and Lassa fever in Nigeria
30 Jul
By Bashar Abubakar
A tale of two diseases: COVID-19 and Lassa fever in Nigeria

Two hundred and nineteen (219) – That is the number of lives lost to Lassa fever between January and June 2020, according to the latest...

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Nuhu Bammali Maternity: Sustaining immunisation gains in Kano despite COVID-19
25 Jun
By Bashar Abubakar
Nuhu Bammali Maternity: Sustaining immunisation gains in Kano despite COVID-19

Nuhu Bammali Maternity Hospital is a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Yakasai Ward, Kano Municipal area council in Kano state. The facility provides maternity care...

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A case for PHCs in the fight against COVID19
08 May
By Bashar Abubakar
A case for PHCs in the fight against COVID19

Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, Nigeria like most countries across the world has been battling to contain...

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