Community Health WatchTsado Kashi: Health Worker Forced to Convert Home to Makeshift Clinic By Nigeria Health Watch March 18, 2023 1 Mins read The people of Tsado Kashi, a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State who are basically farmers had… Read more
Community Health WatchRofia Community: Where Healthcare Access is an Ordeal. By Nigeria Health Watch October 1, 2022 1 Mins read The Primary health Centre (PHC) in Rofia, a rural community in Agwara Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, was built several… Read more
TorchlightAchieving a Minimum Service Package in Primary Health Care: The Kano State Roadmap By Bashar Abubakar June 6, 2022 6 Mins read Over the years, Nigeria has developed various initiatives aimed at improving Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery in the country. One of such… Read more
Community Health WatchWe have a health facility, but no health workers: Ashuwa community cries out. By Nigeria Health Watch May 6, 2022 1 Mins read In 2012, a Primary Health Centre (PHC)) was built for the people of Ashuwa community, a rural community in Magama Local Government… Read more
Community Health WatchThe Women of Yar Gaya Community Deserve to Give Birth in Dignity By Nigeria Health Watch April 6, 2022 2 Mins read Yar Gaya Primary Health Centre (PHC) is a health facility in Yar Gaya community in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of… Read more
Thought LeadershipKeeping Professor Ransome-Kuti’s Dream Alive: Re-imagining Primary Health Care in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch April 2, 2022 5 Mins read By Bashar Abubakar and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) There is global consensus for countries to have a strong health system that is… Read more
Community Health WatchHere’s why The Government Should Renovate Saidu Namaska Primary Health Centre By Nigeria Health Watch March 3, 2022 1 Mins read For any person seeking to ascertain how well a Primary Health Centre (PHC) operates, the best people to speak to are the… Read more
TorchlightWASH in PHCs – How Fulfilling Evidence Gaps Contributes to Improved Policy and Practice By Nigeria Health Watch February 9, 2022 4 Mins read By Oguntola Ibukun & Dara Ajala-Damisa Nigeria is among the countries where about 17% of health care facilities had no access to… 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 WatchNuwonkta PHC: A Shadow of a Health Facility By Nigeria Health Watch December 10, 2021 1 Mins read Nuwonkota is an agrarian community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The community has a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC)… Read more
Community Health WatchGwarjiko PHC in Niger State Needs Rehabilitation, Mediciness and More Health Workers By Nigeria Health Watch December 3, 2021 1 Mins read Gwarjiko Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Gwarjiko community, Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State has several challenges. Even though the… Read more
Thought LeadershipPrimary Health Care in Nigeria: Progress, Challenges and Collaborating for Transformation By Bashar Abubakar September 18, 2021 5 Mins read Health is a human right and everyone, irrespective of location or socioeconomic status has a right to healthcare at their point of… Read more
Thought LeadershipAssessment of WASH services in FCT and Niger State PHCs reveals huge gaps By Nigeria Health Watch March 2, 2021 7 Mins read By Atinuke Akande-Alegbe and Bashar Abubakar (Lead Writers) Healthcare, according to the Alma-Ata declaration of 1978, is a basic human right of… Read more
DiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipTen Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health By Nigeria Health Watch April 12, 2016 2 Mins read It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure… Read more