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By Yasir Bakare | July 1, 2026

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

About 70%of Nigerians depend on primary health care (PHC) centres for healthcare. For most people, this centre is the most frequent point of contact with any government service. The local government chairman is supposed to run it, fund it, and is responsible when it fails. The Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling confirmed that state governments […]

15 Dec

Linking Informal Providers to Better Primary Care in Urban Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 15, 2025

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 […]

28 Aug

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 […]

4 Jul

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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 […]

25 Dec

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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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From Autonomy to Accountability: Can Local Governments Deliver Better Primary Health Care in Nigeria?

Linking Informal Providers to Better Primary Care in Urban Communities

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

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

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