Health Archives

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Isah IsmailaAugust 25, 2025

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One Family’s Devastating Struggle With a Mysterious Disease

In a compound nestled in Gitata, a remote community in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria, life has slowed to a…

Healthcare worker checks a man's blood pressure at an outdoor clinic, as another man assists, with people in the background.

Salim YunusaAugust 22, 2025

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How Nigerians Are Adapting to Soaring Medical and Drug Costs

“Most people are one sickness away from seeking financial assistance,” reads a popular quote circulating on Nigerian social media. For…

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Hauwa Saleh AbubakarAugust 14, 2025

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The Everyday Misogyny Faced by Women Healthcare Workers in Nigeria

It was not passion that pushed Rahimat Ola* into the medical field. She had dreamed of becoming a writer, but…

Signs for a UNICEF project in a rural area, with a blue car and trees in the background, promoting health initiatives.

Saduwo BanyawaJuly 22, 2025

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Aid Draught, Stolen Supplements: The Child Malnutrition Crisis in Nigeria’s Adamawa State

It is July 18, around 7 a.m., and a group of women carrying malnourished children are gathered at the primary…

Silhouette of a stressed person at a computer surrounded by words like anxiety, finances, and worry.

Azara TswanyaJune 30, 2025

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Amid Soaring Therapy Costs, Nigerians Turn to Religion

On a Tuesday morning, Kaneng Fom’s* mind told her she was going to die. The day had begun normally: Kaneng…

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Alamin UmarJune 16, 2025

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Climate and Conflict Are Straining Minds in Nigeria’s North East

Kaka Ali once came close to ending his life. The 27-year-old farmer, displaced by conflict in North East Nigeria, said…

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Hauwa Saleh AbubakarMay 9, 2025

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Beyond The Masks (II): The Struggles of Nigerian Women Living with Mental Health Conditions

One of the hardest parts of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) for Emily Audu* is becoming emotionally tethered to…

Single-story beige building with a sign reading "Cottage Hospital Shelleng" surrounded by trees and a paved courtyard.

Yahuza BawageApril 3, 2025

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Patients Still Struggling Despite New Medical Facilities in Adamawa’s Rural Communities

Rashida Usman, 39, still remembers the painful memory of one Thursday morning in 2019. She had woken up at dawn…

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Hauwa Saleh AbubakarMarch 26, 2025

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Beyond the Seizures: How Epilepsy Affects Nigerian Women

Fatima Malumfashi’s life took a dramatic turn when, at just eight years old, she underwent her first exorcism in Sokoto…

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Abubakar Muktar AbbaMarch 12, 2025

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A School in North East Nigeria is Helping Children Overcome Insurgency Trauma

The school premises buzz with energy; laughter rings out, pencils glide across paper, and feet stomp rhythmically in dance. Beaming…

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