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Yar Gaya PHC: Residents Express Satisfaction with the BHCPF Intervention

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 22, 2023

The Yar Gaya Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kano State has finally undergone much-needed renovations, several months after a Nigeria Health Watch report highlighted the poor condition of the facility in April 2022. The renovation was made possible by the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) which began in June 2022. The officer-in-charge (OIC) of […]

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Ganawa PHC: Abandoned for Four Years

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 15, 2023

Ganawa, a community with an estimated 2000 to 3000 people, in Tungan Wawa ward of Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA), Niger State, has been without access to healthcare for four years. Despite complaints to the authorities, nothing has been done to revive the Ganawa primary healthcare centre (PHC) centre that has been seemingly abandoned for […]

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Improved Service Delivery at Autan Barde PHC: The Impact of Access to BHCPF

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 8, 2023

In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) built the Autan Barden Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Abayi, Nasarawa “B” Ward. It was handed over to the Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State and started operations in 2016. Aishatu M. Tukur, the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the PHC facility, said that when she was appointed […]

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Essential Tools for Safe Childbirth Lacking at Ubandoma Primary Health Care Center

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 1, 2023

Ubandoma PHC is a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Magajiya Ward of Kontagora Local Government Area. The facility provides immunisation, antenatal, and delivery services, not only to Ubandoma community, but also to neighbouring communities. As a result, the facility has become overburdened and can no longer provide adequate services to its growing number of patients. […]

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The Many Challenges Behind the Refurbished Walls of Tswanku Health Facility

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 25, 2023

In November 2022, Tswanku health facility in Etsutasha ward of Edati Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State got a facelift. This was made possible through a partnership between the federal lawmaker representing Lavun, Mokwa, and Edati Federal Constituency and the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA). The roof of the facility was […]

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