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Community Health Watch shines a spotlight on grassroots health initiatives, local champions, and collective efforts improving well-being across Nigeria. From rural clinics to urban outreach programs, this category explores how communities are taking ownership of their health—through innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.

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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

May 11, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

May 11, 2026
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Beauty Without Burden: Why Nigeria Must Keep Lead Out of Cosmetics

May 11, 2026
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Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection for HIV Prevention in Nigeria: The Real Test Is Access

May 11, 2026
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How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals

May 11, 2026
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Leaking Roofs, Broken Walls: Inside Kakau PHC’s Struggle to Give Care

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By Margaret Joseph As the rain heavily poured one afternoon in Kakau, patients huddled together in corners, clutching their children and belongings, while water dripped steadily through the ceiling onto medical records and benches. For a facility meant to heal, the primary healthcare in Kakau (PHC Kakau) has itself become a patient in dire need […]

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Kofa’s Healthcare Struggle Where a Shop Became a Clinic

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When labour pains struck Maryam Hassan one stormy night, her neighbours rushed to fetch “a doctor” who is the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Kofa Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Niger State. With the only clinic abandoned due to a bat infestation, her options were limited: a crammed shop converted into a clinic or an arduous 10-kilometre […]

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An Uncompleted PHC Leaves Sabon Gayan Community Struggling

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Margaret Zichat Joseph (Lead Writer) On a rainy afternoon, Nurse Comfort John rushed to cover patient files with plastic bags as water dripped steadily through the leaking roof of Sabon Gayan Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kaduna. “Sometimes, we have to move patients around when the rain gets heavy,” she sighs, pointing at the damp […]

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A Year of Progress at Kofar Fada PHC, Kano State, But the Work Is Not Done

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Hadiza Musa (Lead Writer) According to Malam Isa Muhammad Abbas, the Chief Imam of Wudil, the women in the community feel uncomfortable being attended to by male health workers. “We need more female staff at our health centre,” he said during a town hall meeting in Wudil, Kano, which was organised by Nigeria Health Watch […]

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No Beds, No Care, Until Communities Demanded Better in Kano Municipal Council

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Imagine arriving at a health centre in labour, only to hear the words: “No beds available.” For many women in Kano Municipal Council (KMC) of Kano State, this nightmare is not a rare occurrence but a painful reality. Each year, countless mothers face rejection at facilities meant to safeguard their lives, leaving them to wonder […]

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