How Insecurity in Zamfara Is Affecting Access to Routine Health Services
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Shehu Muhammad Shehu (Lead writer) For Sadiya Abdullahi, a 35-year-old mother of three in Zugu in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of…
Community Trust Fades Away as Children Die in Dan Alhaji PHC
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“I had my first child through caesarean section, and I lost the baby…” Whispers Fatima Abdulrashid, her voice heavy with grief. The…
Kujama PHC Faces Drug Stockouts and Patient Neglect Amid Renovations
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Every morning, women who are pregnant or with sick children arrive and line up at Kujama Primary Healthcare (PHC), Tudun Wada in…
Solar-Powered Water Taps Breathes New Life to Bangi Mariga Clinic, but More is Needed
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Solar-powered water taps now flow steadily at the local Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic, in Bangi Mariga, Niger. This upgrade has…
Community Health Watch Reports Spur PHC Action in Niger State
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Nigeria Health Watch’s Community Health Watch reports in Niger state have not only revealed gaps in the Primary Health Care (PHC) system…
Shango PHC: No Beds, No Light, No Hope
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Fatima Muhammad, a 40-year-old mother of eight, recalled the night she pleaded with staff to keep the Shango Primary Health Care (PHC)…
Better Care in Kaduna: Funding and Workforce Solutions for PHC
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Sheriff Gbadamosi and Aaron Bawala (Lead Writers) Kaduna State has made bold strides in revitalising its primary healthcare (PHC) system in recent…
Daneji Midwives Encourage PHC Deliveries
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When labour begins at night, many women in Daneji, a community in Kano State, choose to deliver at home. This is risky….
Kura Town Hall: Heartfelt Testimonies Spark Demand for Better Maternal Services
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For many women in Kura, pregnancy and childbirth remain a dangerous journey. The lack of adequate maternal healthcare services has led to…
Solar Power Transforms Marmara PHC into a Beacon of Sustainable Healthcare
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During the four-weeks blackout across northern Nigeria in October 2024, Marmara Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Kano Municipal operated for 24 hours…
Women in Dan Jaka Demand Improved Maternal Healthcare Services
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Laditu Muhammad, a pregnant woman from Unguwar Gatsaitsai district, expresses her frustration for the lack of comprehensive maternal health care in Dan…
How the Five Cowries Art Base Education Initiative is Transforming Health Awareness in Ghari LGA
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In Ghari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano, adolescent girls are embracing health awareness through the Five Cowries’ Furanni programme, a local…
Strengthening Community Health Systems and Mobilising Men for Stronger Maternal Health
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Every day, many pregnant women across Nigeria undergo health crises that are preventable due to the gaps which exist in the delivery…
Feeding Hope: An MSF-Backed Nutrition Project is Giving Malnourished Children a Fighting Chance in Katsina
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Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Hauwa’u’s gleeful face could be seen by anyone who entered the children’s ward at the Maternal and Child…