Many pregnant women continue to give birth at home in Baro ward, Agaie Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state. This is not by personal choice but because their local health facility cannot meet their basic needs. The Shaba Woshi Primary Healthcare (PHC) facility is a Level 1 facility which serves nine surrounding communities spread […]
Imagine a community with over 10,000 residents living without a single pharmacy or healthcare centre. In Jama’a, a community in Gezawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, this is their daily reality—one that has cost lives and deepened health inequalities. “For as long as I can remember, we have never had a health facility—not […]
An unbearable stench from Yan Kifi Health Post in Kano State is driving away potential patients who desperately need healthcare. The smell is said to be from faeces during a bat infestation in the facility due to the absence of a ceiling. This situation has turned what should be a place of healing and recovery […]
The Hugungumai health post in the Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State serves over 2,500 residents of the community and several other villages including, Makauraci and Gudawa. However, this small but essential health post is grappling with a severe shortage of staff which limits its ability to provide necessary care to these rural […]
In 2022, the Community Health Watch Project facilitated by Nigeria Health Watch directed its attention to Warawa Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the Warawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano, where renovations had recently been completed by the Kano State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (KSCHMA). At that time, the project’s findings revealed a shortage […]
