Health Archives

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…

Illustration of soldiers in a village with huts, under a large orange sun and smoky sky.

Adejumo KabirFebruary 17, 2025

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Haunted by War: Nigerian Soldiers Battle Trauma After Fighting Boko Haram

Segun Akogun*, a sergeant in the Nigerian Army, left the war-torn streets of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria,…

Blue and white building of the Senator Mamman B. Ali Maternal & Child Health Complex, with a billboard and flags in the foreground.

Yahuza BawageFebruary 9, 2025

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Yobe’s Multi-Billion Naira Maternity Complex Sits Idle as Mothers Struggle for Care

Months after his inauguration in 2019, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, initiated the construction of a Maternal and Neonatal…

Person using crutches speaks into a microphone at a podium with NG Youth SDGs and German Embassy logos in the background.

Hauwa Saleh AbubakarFebruary 8, 2025

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Battling Disability Stigma, Nigerian Woman Push for Change Through Social Media

For Pelemo Ava Nyajo, living with a disability began at the age of two when her mother noticed an unusual…

A person sits wrapped in a cloth inside a tent, with their head resting on their knees, conveying a sense of solitude and contemplation.

Hauwa Saleh AbubakarFebruary 5, 2025

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Lost Homes, Lingering Trauma: The Mental Health Crisis Among Nigeria’s Displaced

The first attack on the Mai Ido, a small settlement in Kachia, Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, started around 11 a.m.…

Person in red shirt with "Ending AIDS in Nigeria by 2030" sits with doctor outdoors, discussing at a table with medical supplies.

Adejumo KabirFebruary 4, 2025

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Nigeria Takes Action to Secure HIV/AIDS Treatment Amid Uncertainty Over US Funding

In a move to protect Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS, the Nigerian government has approved nearly ₦5 billion for the procurement…

Deborah Salama sitting in her compound at Luran Village, carrying her youngest child in her arms.

Saduwo BanyawaJanuary 17, 2025

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Cradling Babies, Forsaking Dreams: Teenage Pregnancies Strain Lives in Nigeria’s Rural Communities

“If I could go back in time, I would change my fate,” Deborah Salama said, her eyes fixed on the…

Abdulwaheed SofiullahiDecember 27, 2024

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Amid Deforestation Scourge, Vanishing Herbal Plants Pose Health Crisis in Southwestern Nigeria

In front of Muftau Ajao’s house in Isalu-Iseyin, a community in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, a group of locals…

Four women sitting side by side, smiling, with a blue wall in the background.

Chief Bisong EtahobenDecember 16, 2024

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$1.4 Million Raised to Fight Maternal and Infant Mortality in Niger Republic

The fight against maternal and infant mortality in Niger Republic has received a significant financial boost. On Saturday, Dec. 14,…

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