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An Epidemic of Parastatals in Nigeria’s Health Sector

Jul 04, 2026
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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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From Neglect to Renewal: Yan Dadi PHC Revitalised, But More Staff Needed

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 13, 2025

Seven months ago when Nigeria Health Watch visited Yan Dadi Primary Health Centre, it stood as a symbol of neglect with unsafe wards, no clean water, and women giving birth in the dark. Today, the same facility hums with new life, its wards cleaner, its taps flowing, and its gates open day and night. Yan Dadi Model […]

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Leaking Roofs, Broken Walls: Inside Kakau PHC’s Struggle to Give Care

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 23, 2025

By Margaret Joseph As the rain heavily poured one afternoon in Kakau, patients huddled together in corners, clutching their children and belongings, while water dripped steadily through the ceiling onto medical records and benches. For a facility meant to heal, the primary healthcare in Kakau (PHC Kakau) has itself become a patient in dire need […]

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Dorawar Na’abba PHC Partially Operates Without Drugs, Water Or Toilets

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 18, 2025

Sickness is not the only battle patients face at Dorawar Na’abba Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. Pregnant women wait for antenatal care without access to a restroom, children line up for vaccinations while staff fetch water from nearby homes, and patients often leave without receiving their […]

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Kura Facility Sees Positive Changes Following Nigeria Health Watch Report

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 19, 2025

Back in 2024, Nigeria Health Watch reported Tanawa Health Post in Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State, where there was no security gate, except for the temporary zinc gate. The health post also had a shortage of staff, limiting its hours of operation. Shortly after the published report, the Ward Development Committee (WDC) took […]

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Foul Smell Deters Patients at Yan Kifi Health Post

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 7, 2025

An unbearable stench from Yan Kifi Health Post in Kano State is driving away potential patients who desperately need healthcare. The smell is said to be from faeces during a bat infestation in the facility due to the absence of a ceiling. This situation has turned what should be a place of healing and recovery […]

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