Bashar Abubakar It’s cold and dusty, a typical harmattan morning for the residents of Barnawa, a suburb of the city of Kaduna, in Kaduna South...

Bashar Abubakar A one-year-old child with suspected measles is lying in one of the small rooms outside the emergency paediatric unit of the General Hospital,...

Bashar Abubakar ‘Delivering a baby is what gives me joy the most’, explains 26-year-old midwife Aliya Lawal Adam as she takes time out to attend...

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

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

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

By Bashar Abubakar Polio immunization in Nigeria has arguably received more consistent publicity than any other disease. The focus on eradicating polio via immunization has...

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

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

Bashar Abubakar 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...

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

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