TorchlightRebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives By Nigeria Health Watch July 24, 2023 4 Mins read By Hadiza Mohammed and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) The Boko Haram insurgency has had a significant and far-reaching impact on healthcare in… Read more
Community Health WatchThought LeadershipTashan Jirgi PHC: Overcoming Challenges for Effective Service Delivery By Nigeria Health Watch June 17, 2023 2 Mins read Tashan Jirgi Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) was constructed in 2020 by the member representing Wushishi LGA in the Federal House of… Read more
TorchlightCharting a Course to #HealthforAll: Transforming Primary Health Care Delivery in Enugu State By Nigeria Health Watch May 16, 2023 7 Mins read By Kenneth Ibe and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Primary healthcare is the cornerstone of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and is the first… Read more
TorchlightALMANACH: Revolutionising the Management of Childhood Illnesses in Adamawa State By Nigeria Health Watch May 8, 2023 5 Mins read By Beti Baiye and Misbahu El-Hamza (Lead Writers) When the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched… Read more
Community Health WatchThe Many Challenges Behind the Refurbished Walls of Tswanku Health Facility By Nigeria Health Watch March 25, 2023 1 Mins read In November 2022, Tswanku health facility in Etsutasha ward of Edati Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State got a facelift. This… Read more
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
TorchlightPrimary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State By Ibukun Oguntola February 13, 2023 5 Mins read Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare…. Read more
Community Health WatchDanbare Community Seeks the Opening of a ‘Newly-Built’ PHC By Nigeria Health Watch November 5, 2022 1 Mins read Danbare community has a well-constructed Primary Health Center (PHC) however, community members have not been able to access the facility as it… Read more
Thought LeadershipExpanding PHC Funding Frontiers: Key Takeaways From the 2022 PHC Financing Forum By Aloysius Ugwu October 19, 2022 6 Mins read From the ‘Re-imagining Primary Health Care’ summit in April 2022 to the commitment made by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) — in August of… Read more
Community Health WatchNiCare and The BHCPF Give Edokota PHC a New Look By Nigeria Health Watch October 15, 2022 1 Mins read After years of wear and tear, the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Edokota, a farming community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA)… Read more
Community Health WatchSommazhiko PHC: Renovated But Still More Work to Do By Nigeria Health Watch October 8, 2022 1 Mins read It is safe to say that Sommazhiko community in Gbako Local Government Area, Niger State, is one fortunate community as the Sommazhiko… Read more
Press ReleasePrimary Healthcare Financing Forum to discuss the role of states in PHC Financing in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch October 3, 2022 1 Mins read Health Commissioners across the country under the auspices of the Nigeria Health Commissioners’ Forum will be holding a 2-day program tagged Primary… 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
Thought LeadershipA Strong Catalyst: Strengthening Primary Health Care through Local Government Reforms By Nigeria Health Watch September 17, 2022 4 Mins read By Sunday Ehigiator (Lead Writer) The local government system created in 1976 is still the closest form of government to the grassroots…. Read more