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The Joy Of Child Spacing While Giving Birth: One PHC’s Story
07 Nov
By Bashar Abubakar
The Joy Of Child Spacing While Giving Birth: One PHC’s Story

Rijiyar Lemu Model Primary Health Center (PHC) along Kano – Katsina road on the outskirts of Kano city centre is unlike many other PHCs in...

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Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns: A story from Sokoto
16 Oct
By Bashar Abubakar
Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns: A story from Sokoto

Gagi community on the outskirts of Sokoto in Northern Nigeria is a settlement where everyone knows each other. Modern and traditional style buildings sit side...

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Is there a role for trado-medicine in the Nigerian health sector?
04 Oct
By Bashar Abubakar
Is there a role for trado-medicine in the Nigerian health sector?

“Immediately they fall sick they consult the oracle to tell them what is causing that illness and proffer a traditional remedy.” – Healthcare Worker, Benue...

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Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State
17 Sep
By Bashar Abubakar
Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State

Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via immunization has often taken centre...

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Displaced but Determined in Borno; Exclusive Breastfeeding in the midst of a humanitarian crisis
04 Sep
By Bashar Abubakar
Displaced but Determined in Borno; Exclusive Breastfeeding in the midst of a humanitarian crisis

The Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Maiduguri is home to over 30,000 people. It is one of several IDP camps in Borno State...

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The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State
20 Aug
By Bashar Abubakar
The last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State

In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno. Since then, those...

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Lessons for Bida: Three approaches that may solve Niger state’s public sanitation dilemma
07 Aug
By Bashar Abubakar
Lessons for Bida: Three approaches that may solve Niger state’s public sanitation dilemma

The Katsina family of Bida will probably never forget June 20th 2018. Just before 8 p.m. on that day, Mr. Farouk Katsina received an urgent...

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Peanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano’s malnutrition crisis
02 Jul
By Bashar Abubakar
Peanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano’s malnutrition crisis

Two-year-old Umar is in his mother Saratu’s arms, a playful boy. She says he was not always this healthy, and that just over six months...

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Is tobacco smoking being ignored in favour of other substance abuse?
30 May
By Bashar Abubakar
Is tobacco smoking being ignored in favour of other substance abuse?

Whenever there is media attention, especially international media attention and a public outcry over any sensitive public issue, the government’s is usually forced to respond,...

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A ray of hope: Fighting codeine and tramadol abuse in Kano state
23 Apr
By Bashar Abubakar
A ray of hope: Fighting codeine and tramadol abuse in Kano state

“I would take two bottles of codeine in the morning and after like an hour follow up with 200mg of tramadol. At night I would...

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The story of Madadi: How an act of courage created a unique maternal care clinic in Kebbi
26 Mar
By Bashar Abubakar
The story of Madadi: How an act of courage created a unique maternal care clinic in Kebbi

Over the years, different methods have been applied to provide solutions to the long list of problems the world faces, from cutting down on carbon...

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Life and death: Why maintaining oxytocin quality standards can save women’s lives during childbirth
01 Mar
By Bashar Abubakar
Life and death: Why maintaining oxytocin quality standards can save women’s lives during childbirth

Every millennium has had unique challenges, and some challenges have carried on from one millennia to another. One of such challenges is maternal mortality. For...

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