Health Archives

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…

Illustration of a worried man in the foreground with a group of silhouetted armed figures against a moody sky in the background.

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…

Silhouette of a woman's head with a brain and heartbeat line, female symbol, and abstract colorful background.

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…

Children in uniforms engage in clay modeling outdoors, surrounded by trees and a school building.

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…

A man in a light outfit sits on a bench outside a rustic building, looking at the camera.

Isah IsmailaFebruary 27, 2025

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Post-Injection Paralysis: How ‘Medical Errors’ Left Nigerians Paralysed for Life

Abdulrahman Ibrahim, 32, sits in front of his shop, where he makes shoes, looking out with quiet resilience. His face…

Person in camouflage with a rifle stands in a market street, with cyclists and market stalls in the background under a clear blue sky.

Abubakar Muktar AbbaFebruary 24, 2025

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Scars of War (II): The Young Lives Torn Apart by Boko Haram

When Boko Haram stormed Bama town in Borno, northeastern Nigeria, on Sept. 2, 2014, seven-year-old Rahama Haruna Maibale and five-year-old…

Four young boys stand at a wooden counter. One in army attire has a rifle slung over his back.

Abubakar Muktar AbbaFebruary 21, 2025

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Scars of War (I): Children Caught in Nigeria’s Boko Haram Conflict Battle Trauma

In 2009, 15-year-old Abba Kyari had just finished his final exams for junior secondary school and travelled to Mafoni Ward…

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