97% of Nigerian PHCs Fail Minimum Staffing Standard – Report
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly all the 1,480 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) assessed across 16 Nigerian states failed to meet the national minimum staffing requirement,…
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rural healthcare
NDDC Trains 300 Traditional Birth Attendants to Reduce Maternal, Newborn Deaths
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has trained more than 300 traditional birth attendants from Delta and Bayelsa states to…
Birth on the Floor, Billions on the Road: Inside Nigeria’s Rural Healthcare Divide
KANO, Nigeria – As rain battered the rusted roof of a Primary Health Centre in Badari village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State,…
Africa Sounds Alarm Over Rural NCD Care Gap
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have warned that millions of people living with severe noncommunicable diseases in rural communities remain without access to…
Dying In Silence: The Hidden Disease Stealing Health, Futures of Nigerian Women
ABUJA, Nigeria – Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease silently damaging their health, fertility, and dignity. Many remain undiagnosed, untreated, and unaware of the infection…
UNFPA, Sokoto Train 500 Midwives to Tackle Maternal Deaths in Rural Areas
SOKOTO, Nigeria — The United Nations Population Fund has partnered with the Sokoto State Government to train 500 young women as community midwives under…
At the Frontline of Survival: How Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Lifeline Faces a Defining Test
KANO, Nigeria – In a country where a woman’s chance of surviving childbirth can depend on her postcode, and where a child’s immunity to…
Enugu LGA Launches Aggressive Immunisation Drive to Eliminate Measles, Polio
ENUGU, Nigeria – Health authorities in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State launch a renewed immunisation campaign aimed at eradicating measles and polio,…
When the Clinic Cannot Heal: Elewura’s Struggle for Survival in Nigeria’s Failing PHC System
Elewura, Oyo State – At dawn, the first light fell not on the bustle of a working clinic, but on the haunting stillness of…
Ogun, EU Roll Out Solar Power to Strengthen Rural Health Facilities
OGUN, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government has partnered with the European Union (EU) to power 40 rural health centres with solar energy, aiming…