health

In one year, NACA spends N219.5 million on HIV campaign in Plateau

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) claims to have spent the sum of N219.5 million on HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in just one year at Plateau State, data from Budeshi, a PPDC’s platform has shown. NACA,  created to coordinate the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all HIV/AIDS prevention and impact mitigation activities in …

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MAWA Foundation receives grant to investigate corruption in Nigeria’s health sector

The Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA-Foundation) is happy to receive the Henry Nxumalo Foundation grant. In the new grant, the African Investigative Journalism Conference, the Gates Foundation, and the Henry Nxumalo Foundation support MAWA-Foundation to undertake a reporting project that will uncover corruption in Nigeria’s health sector.  

Edo community hospital in deplorable condition despite funds released by FG

Makeke community hospital in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State has continued to be in a deplorable condition despite N11.250 million release that is 75% of N15 million allocated to renovate the hospital. Mr. Akpatason Peter, a federal lawmaker from Edo State had facilitated the project as his constituency project using the National …

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Despite N601.2 million Niger community hospital in a deplorable condition

A Primary Health Hospital at Maikunkele, a community in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State is in deplorable condition despite the sum of N601.2 million given to the state Health and Hospital Services in 2020. The Niger state government in the 2020 budget, under its health intervention, approved the sum of N601,248,050.58 for Health …

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Despite govt spending N563.9 million on direct healthcare intervention, Plateau community hospital deplorable

Residents of Fewit, a community in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State do not have access to healthcare delivery as the only hospital in the area is in a terrible condition and needs urgent government intervention. Even as Fewit community residents in Plateau State do not have healthcare because their only hospital has …

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Gov Makinde spends N1.2 billion on Lodge as Oyo community Hospital in deplorable condition

Residents of the Oke Imole Oluloyo community in Ona Ara Local Government Area, Oyo state, are facing difficulties accessing medical care as the only Primary Health Care (PHC) in the Area is in deplorable condition. Worse still, despite the deplorable nature of the community hospital in Oke Imole Mr. Seyi Makinde, the state government approved …

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Deplorable Enugu community hospital despite N7.6 billion expended on health by govt

A community hospital at Amafor-Ugbawka in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state is in a deplorable condition even as the government spent N7.6 billion on health in two years 2019 and 2020. The state in 2019 approved the sum of N1,965,631,000 for health. And, in 2020 allocated N5,710,000,000 to health, making an increase …

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Abuja community hospital patients are dying over health workers negligence

Residents of Dukpa, a community of over 2000 inhabitants in Gwagwalada Area Council Abuja the Nigerian capital city have continued to recount how the negligence of health workers in Primary Healthcare in their area is leading to the death of patients. A community champion in Dukpa who spoke to MAWA FOUNDATION and does not want …

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Despite billion spent, Edo community Hospital in a terrible condition

A community Primary Health Care in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State state is in terrible condition despite billions of Naira expended by the state government on heath sector. For in stance, the Edo state government in the year 2020 approved the sum of N1 billion for Primary Health Care Reform and N1 …

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