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

Jun 08, 2026
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“Deliver Like the Hebrew Women”: How Traditional Myths and Religious Misconceptions Fuel Maternal and Child Deaths

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How the Enable Study Is Building Clinical Trial Capacity and Epidemic Readiness in Bauchi State

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By | May 16, 2024

Strengthening PHCs Through “Make Our Hospitals Work” Campaign

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In the 1950s, the second-ever hospital was built in Igala land. Located in Ogugu community, Government Cottage Hospital was commissioned by the first Atta of the Igala community in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. However, as time passed, the hospital moved from one government administration to the next, […]

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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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Ganawa PHC: Abandoned for Four Years

By | 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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Tsado Kashi: Health Worker Forced to Convert Home to Makeshift Clinic

By | March 18, 2023

The people of Tsado Kashi, a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State who are basically farmers had in the past sought healthcare from traditional healers until the government built a clinic in the community.  However, years after its establishment, the facility is no longer functioning. According to Abubakar Mohammed, the […]

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Rofia Community: Where Healthcare Access is an Ordeal.

By | October 1, 2022

The Primary health Centre (PHC) in Rofia, a rural community in Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built several years ago to meet the healthcare needs of community members. However, after years of neglect, this health facility has been abandoned by health workers, forcing community members to seek healthcare in faraway Kebbi […]

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