Gada Yan Biyu PHC: Where Healthcare is Not Accessible
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Healthcare must be accessible, and like every Primary Health Centre, Gada Yan Biyu PHC was built to ensure that the community members…
Community Health Watch: Listening to the Voices of Community Members in Niger State to Improve Access to Primary Healthcare
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In August 2021, Nigeria Health Watch initiated a community engagement project with the aim of monitoring and reporting on the state of…
Is the Basic Health Care Provision Fund the Silver Bullet to Achieve Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Lessons from Dukpa PHC
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Sustained Health financing is an integral part of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and this year, as the world commemorated UHC day…
Mantafien Community In Niger State: Benefitting from 24-hour Healthcare Services
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Mantafien is a fishing community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State and is surrounded by many other communities that…
An eyesore that is Dagodnagbe Primary Healthcare Centre
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It is immunization day at Dagodnagbe PHC in Jadna Ward, a rural agrarian community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State….
Primary Health Care in Nigeria: Progress, Challenges and Collaborating for Transformation
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Health is a human right and everyone, irrespective of location or socioeconomic status has a right to healthcare at their point of…
#H2OForCommunities: JDI’s Community Collaboration on WASH Facilities
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“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” — W.H. Auden. Iwa is a lively rural community of about 600 inhabitants in Gurara…
A case for PHCs in the fight against COVID19
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Since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, Nigeria like most countries across the world has been…
A Brand New Maito: Renovated PHC caters to community health needs in Niger State
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It is a dusty Tuesday morning in Maito village, typical of the early harmattan season. Men and women carrying farm equipment walk…
A case for an effective "Roof" over Primary Health Care in Nigeria
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We were on a road trip to Jos, capital city of Plateau State, famous for having the most temperate climate in Nigeria….
Can a passionate workforce make up for the shortcomings in our PHCs?
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The effective delivery of healthcare has many dimensions. While the focus is largely on the patient who is receiving the care, the other…
Will revitalization of Primary Health Care lead to ‘BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL?’
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President Muhammadu Buhari last week commissioned the newly revitalized Kuchigoro PHC. The event also served to flag off the start of the…
As the Health Minister’s 10,000 PHC transformation agenda starts, we urge him to keep primary health care under ONE roof
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We are in May. Later this month we will mark one year into the tenure of the Buhari administration, a quarter of…
Reality check: Pictures from around Nigeria
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We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and…