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Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

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‘Garden in a Box’ Initiative is Helping Pregnant Women Eat Nutritious Food While Building Self-Reliance Through Gardening

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“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths

May 30, 2026
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By | August 6, 2024

Gurjiya PHC: Birds Disrupt Healthcare Delivery

A certain species of birds has invaded the Gurjiya Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Garko, Kano state, rendering it non-conducive for healthcare delivery. The birds, mostly known as “Birbiri” in the local dialect (Hausa), have occupied the PHC’s roofing, becoming a menace with their incessant noise and droppings on the roof and inside the facility, […]

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Building Stronger PHCs in Abuja Through a Private-Led Approach

By | January 22, 2024

Sunday Oko and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) Improving Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Nigeria and ensuring that they are better positioned to meet 80–90% of the health needs of the citizens will require a collaborative effort of government and individual stakeholders. In Ako community, just a few kilometres from Abuja City Gate, Favor Onoje […]

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Advancing Primary Health Care in Nigeria 45 Years After the Alma-Ata Declaration

By | July 26, 2023

By Oluoma Omeje (Lead Writer) ‘We strongly affirm our commitment to the fundamental right of every human being to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without distinction of any kind. Convening on the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata, we reaffirm our commitment to all its values and principles, in particular […]

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Tashan Jirgi PHC: Overcoming Challenges for Effective Service Delivery

By | June 17, 2023

Tashan Jirgi Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) was constructed in 2020 by the member representing Wushishi LGA in the Federal House of Representatives and had remained locked and unused. The reason behind the facility’s prolonged closure was the failure of the local government authorities to deploy health workers to staff and manage the centre after […]

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Charting a Course to #HealthforAll: Transforming Primary Health Care Delivery in Enugu State

By | May 16, 2023

By Kenneth Ibe and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Primary healthcare is the cornerstone of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and is the first port of call for individuals and families seeking healthcare. Nigeria’s primary health care system is fraught with numerous challenges, one of the root causes of which is that it is primarily the responsibility […]

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