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Sumpe FCT community relies on dirty streams for drinking water

An estimated 1000 population of the Sumpe community in Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT-Abuja) Nigeria’s capital city relies on dirty streams for safe drinking water. Monitng, civic public accountability exposed how the Sumpe community suffers a huge infrastructural deficit and relies on dirty streams as a source of drinking water. We appeal […]

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An estimated 5,000 population lack access to healthcare in Niger

An estimated 3,000 population lack access to healthcare in Niger

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An estimated 3,000 populations in the Zumba community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State lack access to good healthcare delivery. A predominantly situation arising as a result of deplorable Primary Healthcare Centre in the area. Zumba community with an estimated 3,000 populated is located 47 kilometres away from Minna, the Niger State capital, and

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FCT community Pregnant women die over poorly equipped hospital

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Pregnant women and children are dying in Shanagu Ikwa community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over poorly equipped hospital. Residents say they are worried because an estimated 2,500 population from the community depend on the hospital for healthcare delivery. Mr. Usman Mohammed, a community champion who raised the alarm over

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FCT residents die over none availability of hospital facility

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Residents of Kanzo community in Kuje Area Council of the Nigerian capital city are dying over none availability of a hospital. They say pregnant women and children are the greatest casualties with maternal and infant mortality on the rise. A visit to the community shows it has no hospital despite having existed for decades. The

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Deplorable Kaduna General Hospital after N39.3 billion health budget approval

Deplorable Kaduna Hospital after N39.3 billion budget approval

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Residents of Gwantu in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna, have continued to suffer a lack of healthcare delivery as a General Hospital in the area is in a deplorable condition. This is the terrible condition of Gwantu General hospital, even as the Kaduna state government in her 2021 budget approved N39.3 billion for

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FCT Dutse Alhaji PHC Hospital Remains Uncompleted Eight Years After

FCT-Abuja Community Hospital Remains Uncompleted 11 Years After

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The Dutse Alhaji residents’ hope of having Primary Health Care has been dashed as a hospital construction in their area has since remained uncompleted 11 years after it was commenced. The project located at Zone 6 in Dutse Alhaji area of Bwari Area Council in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, was awarded in 2014. When

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Healthcare: Ebonyi community converts Goat pen to PHC

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The collapsed healthcare in Ebonyi state has gone out of hand forcing Ntezi-Aba community in Ebonyi North Local Government Area to convert a Goat Pen meant for rearing goats into a Primary Health Centre. On a visit to Ntezi-Aba community hospital, one sees a mud house with tattered leaking roofs and fallen windows meant for

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Estimated 4,000 population denied healthcare in Niger State over collapsed hospital

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An estimated 4,000 populations in the Gbododnai community, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State have been denied access to healthcare delivery as the only Primary Healthcare Centre in their area has become deplorable. The Primary Healthcare Centre they rely upon has been deplorable and not functional for a long period of time, residents said.

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Why Nigeria must invest in Traditional Birth Attendants

Why Traditional Birth Attendants Must Be Trained

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At the moment, Nigeria is fast becoming one of the most dangerous societies to give birth as a mother. Of about 1,000 that give birth, 800 die, with the Northeast Nigeria being the worse hit recording over 1,500 women’s deaths in 100,000 of them that give birth, the WHO report says. As these figures continue

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Estimated 2,335 Akwa Ibom residents deny healthcare, as PHC becomes deplorable

Estimated 2,335 Akwa Ibom residents denied healthcare, as PHC becomes deplorable

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An estimated 2,335 populations in the Ikot Akata Ikpa Ibom community at Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom have been denied access to healthcare delivery as only community Primary Health Care in their area has become deplorable. A visit to the hospital that was first exposed by Tracka, a public accountability organization shows a

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