Madangen Clinic: A Perfect Picture of Health Inequity
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Madangen is a mainly agrarian community under Tungan Wawa ward in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community members…
Tungan Gari Clinic: When it Rains, it Pours
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The Tungan Gari clinic in Tungan Gari, a rural community in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built 30…
Kawo Clinic: A Ward is Not a Labour Room
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If Primary Health Centres (PHC) operate at optimal capacity, they can cater to more than 80% of an individual’s healthcare needs. Sadly,…
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Improving Primary Health Care in Kano State through Sustained Financing and a Strengthened Health Workforce
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A shortage of well trained, and motivated Human Resources for Health (HRH) and inadequate funding are some of the challenges confronting Nigeria’s…
The Women in Unguwar Duniya Deserve Access to Quality Maternal Care
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Pregnant women in some rural communities in Nigeria continue to suffer from the lack of adequate and quality maternal care due to…
Somajigi PHC: Seeking a Resolution to its Multiple Challenges
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Somajigi is a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. A Primary Health Centre (PHC) was established to…
Achieving a Minimum Service Package in Primary Health Care: The Kano State Roadmap
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Over the years, Nigeria has developed various initiatives aimed at improving Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. One of such…
Tungan Habu Primary Health Centre: A Human Right Violation
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Tungan Habu is a rural community in Madara ward of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The community has a Primary…
We have a health facility, but no health workers: Ashuwa community cries out.
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In 2012, a Primary Health Centre (PHC)) was built for the people of Ashuwa community, a rural community in Magama Local Government…
Improved Uptake of Antenatal Services at Jido Primary Healthcare Centre
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Jido Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) stands in the middle of Jido community of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State….
Inadequate Antenatal and Family Planning Commodities at Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Gwada
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Maternal and Child Health Clinic (MCH) Gwada is the only government owned primary health centre (PHC) in Gwada community of Shiroro Local…
UTACCHU Primary Health Centre: How Did it Get this Bad?
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Utacchu Primary Health Centre (PHC) was built years ago to meet the healthcare needs of the members of Utacchu Community in Kontagora…
The Women of Yar Gaya Community Deserve to Give Birth in Dignity
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Yar Gaya Primary Health Centre (PHC) is a health facility in Yar Gaya community in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of…
Keeping Professor Ransome-Kuti’s Dream Alive: Re-imagining Primary Health Care in Nigeria
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By Bashar Abubakar and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) There is global consensus for countries to have a strong health system that is…