Revitalised but Struggling: Dogon Kurmi PHC in Darkness
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For over two years, residents of Dogon Kurmi Primary Health Care (PHC) have accessed healthcare in near-total darkness. A revitalised health centre…
Why Health Insurance Must Be On Every Nigerian’s Holiday Plan
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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) Across Nigeria, December has its own rhythm. Flights are packed, roads are busier, and plans for family reunions,…
Smart Paper Technology is Transforming Community Health Data Capture in The Gambia
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Yero S. Bah (Lead writer) For decades, health facilities across The Gambia have relied on paper registers to record antenatal, delivery, postnatal,…
No More Delays: An Urgent Call to Turn Nigeria’s Healthcare Dreams into Reality
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Dr Emeka Kanebi (Lead writer) The time to act is now. Nigeria can no longer afford to let healthcare aspirations remain mere…
NIGERIA AND UNITED STATES SIGN LANDMARK AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH SECURITY, EXPAND PRIMARY CARE, AND DRIVE SELF-RELIANCE
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The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the United States of America today signed a landmark technical…
Open Letter to the Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members: Pass the Customs and Excise Tariffs (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill
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Nigeria Health Watch Dear Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members, Nigeria faces a “double burden of disease” where diseases such as HIV, malaria,…
How The Facility Health Committee is Keeping Krosha Clinic Open Amid Neglect and Decay
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For residents of Krosha, in Kaduna State, keeping their only health clinic open has become a daily struggle shadowed by decay, neglect,…
Beyond Aid: How Health Data Is Becoming the New Currency of Global Power
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Oladimeji Solomon Yemi (Lead writer)For decades, global health governance was shaped by aid flows, multilateral institutions, and shared norms of solidarity. Countries…
Linking Informal Providers to Better Primary Care in Urban Communities
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Iheomimichineke Ojiakor (Guest writer) When Grace’s son developed a high fever one evening in Ikirike, an informal settlement in Enugu, the nearest…
From Stored Harvests in Kenya to Lost Farmlands in Nigeria: How Communities Face Two Climate Realities
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Abjata Khalif and Abdullahi Muritala (Lead writers) In the remote drylands of Isiolo County in northern Kenya, Chuqlisa Arero and her fellow…
Is the BHCPF Nigeria’s Best Bet for Achieving Universal Health Coverage- If It Is Properly Funded?
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Sonia Biose and Sunday Oko (Lead writer)Every year on 12 December, the world pauses to reflect on one simple promise, that no…
Financing Health from Within: How Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar Taxes Can Support Africa’s Health Priorities
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Christopher Bassey and Favour Solomon-Uwakwe (Lead writers) Africa’s health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp…
A Health Centre in Name Only: The Hard Reality in Igbe Laara
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The struggle pregnant women face at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Igbe Laara located in Ikorodu, Lagos, is a daily reminder…
From Ruin to Relief: A Renovated PHC Brings Safer Care to a Kano Community
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Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi (Lead writer) When labour pains began at midnight, 38-year-old Aisha Sunusi from Koya village faced a familiar fear. The…