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What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Global Attention to Lassa Fever

Jul 25, 2026
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In Kano, Arts and Craft Sessions Are Improving Menstrual Health for Women and Girls

Jul 24, 2026
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Another Office or a Stronger System? The Institutional Test for Nigeria’s Digital Health Agenda

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Turning Livestock Waste into Fertiliser: Can a Kaduna Enterprise Cut Farm Costs and Support Better Nutrition?

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By Nigeria Health Watch | July 10, 2026

Three Months On, Gyartai PHC Still Lacks a Midwife

Every time a woman goes into labour in Gyartai, her family prepares for more than childbirth. They prepare for a risky home delivery or a journey to another community. Three months after residents demanded better maternal health services during a town hall meeting, Gyartai PHC still lacks a midwife, leaving safe delivery services out of […]

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Community-Led Assessment Reveals Priorities for Improved Healthcare Services in Kano

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 11, 2026

Rahima Shehu Dokaji Can a health facility truly meet the needs of its community when residents are unaware of available health insurance benefits and health workers are stretched beyond their capacity? These concerns dominated discussions during a town hall meeting at Zubairiya Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Yakasai community, Kano State. The town hall meeting […]

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Tarunu Health Post Fails to Provide Basic Health Services to the Community

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 12, 2026

In Tarunu, a community located in Fammar Ward of Kibiya Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano, a health post exists but it is the only one for residents of Dundu, Gidan Mairafi, Yar Kasuwa and Babbangiji with an estimated population of over 5000 people. Despite its presence, pregnant women still walk kilometres away from the […]

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Community Speak Out on Women’s Childbirth Risks at Kura Town Hall

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 22, 2026

Rahima Shehu Dokaji (Lead Writer) During a town hall meeting at Kura Local Government Area (LGA), Kano, community voices reveal that gaps in health insurance, staffing, and facility readiness can turn childbirth into a risky ordeal rather than a moment of hope. Alkalawa Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kura is a Level 2 health facility […]

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A Health Centre in Name Only: The Hard Reality in Igbe Laara

By Nigeria Health Watch | December 11, 2025

The struggle pregnant women face at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Igbe Laara located in Ikorodu, Lagos, is a daily reminder that a building alone cannot save lives. Mothers see the big signboard but the services they desperately need remain out of reach. Vivian Godwin, a heavily pregnant resident, shared her frustration. “I went […]

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