Articles by Bashar Abubakar
Rijiyar Lemu Model Primary Health Center (PHC) along Kano – Katsina road on the outskirts of Kano city centre is unlike many other PHCs in...
Read MoreGagi community on the outskirts of Sokoto in Northern Nigeria is a settlement where everyone knows each other. Modern and traditional style buildings sit side...
Read More“Immediately they fall sick they consult the oracle to tell them what is causing that illness and proffer a traditional remedy.” – Healthcare Worker, Benue...
Read MorePolio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via immunization has often taken centre...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreTwo-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...
Read MoreWhenever 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,...
Read More“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...
Read MoreOver the years, different methods have been applied to provide solutions to the long list of problems the world faces, from cutting down on carbon...
Read MoreEvery 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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