By Mustapha Garba For many pregnant women in Mahuta community in Kaduna State, accessing healthcare is a daily nightmare. With just one overstretched health clinic serving more than 20,000 people, the chances of safe delivery are often left to chance, leaving families anxious and vulnerable. Mahuta, a farming and trading community in Giwa Local Government […]
Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) On 22 October 2025, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare approved and released 32.9 billion Naira under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), the third disbursement this year.In 2023, under the Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Government launched the Primary Health Care Revitalisation Plan as part of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
For expectant mothers in Unguwan Jatau, the struggle is not about reaching the clinic but about what awaits them when they arrive. “Look at this hospital, but it’s of no use to us,” Lois Bamayi, a pregnant woman who visited the health facility for antenatal services, lamented. Unguwan Jatau Health Clinic, located in Gadani ward […]
