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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

Jul 03, 2026
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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

Jul 03, 2026
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Why Zambia is Rethinking Tuberculosis Testing, and Why Validation Must Come First

Jul 02, 2026
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From Autonomy to Accountability: Can Local Governments Deliver Better Primary Health Care in Nigeria?

Jul 01, 2026
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In Kaduna Communities, Tailors Are Bridging the Family Planning Trust Gap

Jun 29, 2026
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By Nigeria Health Watch | September 14, 2024

Wushishi PHC Becomes Overwhelmed With Patients Amid Need For More Equipment

Wushishi Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Niger State is facing a growing number of patients due to its convenient location, however, it is not fully equipped to meet the growing healthcare needs of the community. Pregnant women and patients requiring medical care are compelled to embark on a 2 kilometre journey to access fundamental laboratory […]

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Patient surge at renovated Elizabeth Shaba PHC, yet facilities remain underutilised

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 24, 2024

Since its renovation and commissioning five months ago, the Elizabeth Shaba Comprehensive Healthcare Centre in Nyikangbe, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state, has witnessed a significant surge in patient patronage. The facility, renovated by Hon. Aminu Yakubu Ladan, Chairman of the LGA, now boasts a modern laboratory building, an ultra scan machine, and […]

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Mental Health Concerns for Orphaned Girls in Niger State: Who Protects their Welfare and Rights?

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 22, 2024

Many Nigerians were surprised by Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkindaji’s controversial attempt to marry off 100 orphaned girls in Niger State, all of whom lost their parents in banditry attacks in the Mariga Local Government Area. Beyond the legal and ethical dimension of this plan, there are significant concerns regarding the mental health implications for these girls. […]

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Tungan Gari Clinic: When it Rains, it Pours

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 29, 2022

The Tungan Gari clinic in Tungan Gari, a rural community in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built 30 years ago. According to Bashar Mohammed, the officer in charge of the facility, it is in a deplorable state, with so many challenges that it is no longer able to provide quality healthcare […]

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Matandi PHC: Only a Total Renovation will do.

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 10, 2022

It is not hard for a first-time visitor to Matandi Primary Health Centre (PHC) to imagine it as the well-built, well equipped health centre it once was, positioned to meet the health needs of the people of Matandi community in Magama Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. But that was in the past. The […]

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