Foul Smell Deters Patients at Yan Kifi Health Post
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An unbearable stench from Yan Kifi Health Post in Kano State is driving away potential patients who desperately need healthcare. The smell…
Floods, Drought, and Hunger: Unpacking the Dire Effects of Climate Change on Nutrition and Food Security
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Anwuli Nwankwo (Lead Writer) The world is grappling with interconnected challenges, including climate change, which is being seen through extreme weather events…
Ulerawa: Ekiti's Bold Approach to Cutting Out-of-Pocket Health Costs For Residents
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) Tosin Jaiyeoba, a mother of three, sat quietly in the post-delivery ward at the comprehensive health centre in…
Credit Alert for Good Food: Cash Transfer Programmes Are Boosting Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nigeria
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Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writer) Globally, cash transfer programmes have emerged as a vital tool for enhancing nutrition outcomes, especially for pregnant…
N-774: A Community-Centric Approach That Could Address Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis from the Ground Up
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Emeka Oguanuo and Favour Ani (Lead Writers) Weak community engagement often undermines efforts to tackle Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis. The Nutrition 774 (N-774)…
Giving Girls a Voice in Their Future with Family Planning Education
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For 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session…
Katsina State Offers Lifeline to Sickle Cell Patients, But Advocates Call for Further Support
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Whenever 30-year-old Sadiya Abdullahi, falls ill, her family faces a difficult struggle. The problem they face extends beyond…
Lost Before Their First Breath: The Reality of Stillbirths in Nigeria
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) The hospital room smelled of antiseptic, but for Aisha [not real name], it might as well have been…
MAMII: A Promising Initiative to Crash Maternal Mortality in Nigeria
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Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writer) “Health is on the front burner”, and the current administration has set the goal “to crash maternal mortality”. This…
Solar Power Transforms Marmara PHC into a Beacon of Sustainable Healthcare
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During the four-weeks blackout across northern Nigeria in October 2024, Marmara Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kano Municipal operated for 24 hours…
Nigeria Must Embrace Climate-Resilient Healthcare to Protect Mothers
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Adanna Opara (Lead Writer) Climate change has been identified as one of the most significant global health threats, disproportionately affecting low- and…
Climate Change and Insecurity Compound Zimbabwe and Nigeria’s Malnutrition Crisis
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Cynthia Tafara Nyahora and Promise Eze (Lead Writers) Pamela Arikureti’s grandchild, who is nearly two years old, has been severely affected by…
Women Fear Seeking Care at Gwarjiko PHC Due to Lack of Female Health Workers
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The absence of female health workers at the Gwarjiko Primary Healthcare (PHC) facility has become a major barrier to maternal healthcare. Maryam…