Community Health WatchWushishi PHC Becomes Overwhelmed With Patients Amid Need For More Equipment By Nigeria Health Watch September 14, 2024 3 Mins read Wushishi Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Niger State is facing a growing number of patients due to its convenient location, however, it… Read more
Community Health WatchPatient surge at renovated Elizabeth Shaba PHC, yet facilities remain underutilised By Nigeria Health Watch August 24, 2024 4 Mins read Since its renovation and commissioning five months ago, the Elizabeth Shaba Comprehensive Healthcare Centre in Nyikangbe, Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of… Read more
Thought LeadershipMental Health Concerns for Orphaned Girls in Niger State: Who Protects their Welfare and Rights? By Asari Ndem May 22, 2024 2 Mins read Many Nigerians were surprised by Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkindaji’s controversial attempt to marry off 100 orphaned girls in Niger State, all of whom… Read more
Community Health WatchTungan Gari Clinic: When it Rains, it Pours By Nigeria Health Watch July 29, 2022 1 Mins read The Tungan Gari clinic in Tungan Gari, a rural community in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built 30… Read more
Community Health WatchMatandi PHC: Only a Total Renovation will do. By Nigeria Health Watch March 10, 2022 1 Mins read It is not hard for a first-time visitor to Matandi Primary Health Centre (PHC) to imagine it as the well-built, well equipped… Read more
Community Health WatchGada Yan Biyu PHC: Where Healthcare is Not Accessible By Nigeria Health Watch February 22, 2022 1 Mins read Healthcare must be accessible, and like every Primary Health Centre, Gada Yan Biyu PHC was built to ensure that the community members… Read more
Community Health WatchNuwankosoma PHC: Nothing but an empty shell By Nigeria Health Watch February 1, 2022 1 Mins read Nuwankosoma Primary Health Center (PHC) in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State was built 20 years ago and there is… Read more
Thought LeadershipRural Communities Also Deserve Quality Healthcare: Spotlight on Maito and Bankogi PHCs, Niger State By Bashar Abubakar January 12, 2022 5 Mins read “I attended all my antenatal at the health facility”, said Aisha Alhassan, a resident of Maito community narrating her experience at the… Read more
Community Health WatchPoor Accountability for Tashan Jirgi Primary Healthcare Centre Constituency Project Causing Local Community Hardship By Nigeria Health Watch January 11, 2022 2 Mins read Tashan Jirgi is a fishing community in Kwata ward in Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community has a… Read more
Community Health WatchAn eyesore that is Dagodnagbe Primary Healthcare Centre By Nigeria Health Watch October 12, 2021 1 Mins read It is immunization day at Dagodnagbe PHC in Jadna Ward, a rural agrarian community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State…. Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipLack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 26, 2016 4 Mins read Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty… Read more