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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 

Jun 08, 2026
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Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

Jun 04, 2026
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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 | December 15, 2025

Linking Informal Providers to Better Primary Care in Urban Communities

Iheomimichineke Ojiakor (Guest writer) When Grace’s son developed a high fever one evening in Ikirike, an informal settlement in Enugu, the nearest primary health care (PHC) centre was closed. She unable to fford the transport fare to the next hospital, a journey that previously cost about ₦2000, had risen to nearly ₦5000. Like many families […]

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Radio Messaging to Boost PHC Use in Niger’s Hard-to-Reach Communities

By | August 28, 2025

In March 2025, Nigeria Health Watch launched the Integrated Community Listening in Niger state, an initiative aimed to amplify citizen voices, strengthen health systems, support risk communication, promote community engagement, improve health-seeking behaviours, and Primary Healthcare (PHC) service delivery and accountability. ​ The data from six local governments, including Lapai, Agaie, Wushishi, Tafa, Suleja and […]

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Left Behind: Why Jar Kuka’s Mothers Walk 10KM for Healthcare

By | July 4, 2025

In the dead of night, with no transport, Nafisat delivered her third child by lantern light. “I gave birth to all three of my children at home due to the absence of a health facility. Pregnant women either go to Shuwaki or Bichi in another local government for deliveries and antenatal care, which is over […]

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The Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge — Where Winning Should Save Lives

By | December 25, 2024

Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writer) “Pregnant women and patients requiring medical care are compelled to embark on a two kilometre journey to access fundamental laboratory and scanning services at other facilities, due to the PHC’s lack of essential medical equipment and deteriorating infrastructure”. This account came from a weekly Community Health Watch report produced by Nigeria […]

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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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