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Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

April 13, 2026

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) When 16-month-old Babangida was brought to the Taimaka outpatient clinic in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State,…

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How Tech-Enabled Emergency Financing Is Helping Nigerian Families Access Care

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 7, 2026

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Mahdi Garba and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) Nigeria’s population is projected to exceed 237.5 million by 2025. However, the country’s health financing system…

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How Community Trust Is Improving Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Abuja Schools

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 30, 2026

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Hadiza Mohammed and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead writers) Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. ‘I was educated early,’…

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Closing the Gap: Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 23, 2026

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Mahdi Garba and Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writers) Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula…

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When Children Miss Vaccines, Polio Risks Re-emerge: Lessons from Kebbi State

By Nigeria Health Watch

March 16, 2026

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) When Umar Adamu, the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) for Aliero Local Government Area in Kebbi State,…

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How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals

By Nigeria Health Watch

February 2, 2026

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Ogwuche Thomas works as a facility manager at EHA Clinic, a private health clinic in Kano State. His…

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How “Healthy Mama, Healthy Pikin” Is Using PHC Immunisation Days to Improve Child Feeding in Ebonyi

By Nigeria Health Watch

January 26, 2026

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) On routine immunisation days, parents gather at primary health care (PHC) facilities across Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for routine…

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Beyond Out-of-Pocket: A Hospital-Linked Fund is Helping Nigerians with Chronic Illness Access Care

By Nigeria Health Watch

January 19, 2026

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Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) When Dorothy (not her real name) arrived at work that morning, she was already in pain. The public-school…

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How a Digital Reporting Model Is Linking Reports to Clean-ups in Communities in the FCT

By Nigeria Health Watch

January 12, 2026

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Maureen Moneke and Favour Ani (Lead writers) In Dogongada, a community in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), roadside dumping was a daily…

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Linking Informal Providers to Better Primary Care in Urban Communities

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 15, 2025

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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…

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From Ruin to Relief: A Renovated PHC Brings Safer Care to a Kano Community

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 8, 2025

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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…

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A Solar Power Project is Keeping Primary Healthcare Centres Running in Abuja

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 5, 2025

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Mahdi Garba and Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu (Lead writers) For more than six years, Olufunke Bamidele and her family have used the Primary…

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A Simple Two-Block Toilet Is Transforming Sanitation in a Kogi Community

By Nigeria Health Watch

November 20, 2025

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Ozumi Abdul (Lead writer) For Halima Shuaibu, a petty trader whose small stall of vegetables and household items is the sole lifeline…

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Health Behind Bars: How Kano Is Extending Health Insurance Coverage to Inmates

By Nigeria Health Watch

November 10, 2025

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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Kabiru Tanko (not his real name) was among the inmates moved from the dilapidated Kurmawa Custodial Centre to…

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Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

How Tech-Enabled Emergency Financing Is Helping Nigerian Families Access Care

How Community Trust Is Improving Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Abuja Schools

Closing the Gap: Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria

When Children Miss Vaccines, Polio Risks Re-emerge: Lessons from Kebbi State

How FOR M(om) is Pushing for Safer Medical Waste Management in Kano Hospitals

How “Healthy Mama, Healthy Pikin” Is Using PHC Immunisation Days to Improve Child Feeding in Ebonyi

Beyond Out-of-Pocket: A Hospital-Linked Fund is Helping Nigerians with Chronic Illness Access Care

How a Digital Reporting Model Is Linking Reports to Clean-ups in Communities in the FCT

Linking Informal Providers to Better Primary Care in Urban Communities

From Ruin to Relief: A Renovated PHC Brings Safer Care to a Kano Community

A Solar Power Project is Keeping Primary Healthcare Centres Running in Abuja

A Simple Two-Block Toilet Is Transforming Sanitation in a Kogi Community

Health Behind Bars: How Kano Is Extending Health Insurance Coverage to Inmates

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