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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

Jul 03, 2026
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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

Jul 03, 2026
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Why Zambia is Rethinking Tuberculosis Testing, and Why Validation Must Come First

Jul 02, 2026
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From Autonomy to Accountability: Can Local Governments Deliver Better Primary Health Care in Nigeria?

Jul 01, 2026
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In Kaduna Communities, Tailors Are Bridging the Family Planning Trust Gap

Jun 29, 2026
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Charting a Course to #HealthforAll: Transforming Primary Health Care Delivery in Enugu State

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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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ALMANACH: Revolutionising the Management of Childhood Illnesses in Adamawa State

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 8, 2023

By Beti Baiye and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) When the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy in the mid-1990s, the goal was to significantly reduce preventable mortality and morbidity while promoting healthy growth and development of children under-5. The strategy includes […]

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

By Nigeria Health Watch | 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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Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State

By Nigeria Health Watch | February 13, 2023

Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare. To boost Ogun State’s PHC system, in 2020, the state government committed to establishing at least one functional and well-equipped primary health centre in each of the 236 wards in the state. The […]

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