Our #NHWPost, #NHWTorchlightSeries, and #CommunityHealthWatch pieces spotlight pressing health issues and the inspiring solutions shaping health outcomes in Nigeria and beyond. Missed last week’s editions? Our #NHWWeeklyArticleHighlight got you covered. Read all here👇🏾

At a recent town hall meeting in Yakasai community, Kano State, residents highlighted some limitations of their primary healthcare centre. Find out how these challenges affect access to quality healthcare in this week's #CommunityHealthWatch report: nhwat.ch/3PZdNdn

Saminaka PHC in Kaduna has improved after recent upgrades, but gaps in staffing and emergency services still affect access to timely care. Read this #CommunityHealthWatch report to see what's needed to turn progress into real access for the community: nhwat.ch/4vs92If

Following the meeting, we joined @NSPHCDA on Prestige FM for a conversation on strengthening primary healthcare and advancing safe motherhood in Niger State. Drawing from insights gathered through Community Health Watch Reports and Integrated Community Listening activities, the discussion highlighted the importance of antenatal and postnatal care, skilled birth attendance, stronger PHC facilities, and active community participation in improving health outcomes. #CommunityHealthWatch

The meeting ended with the presentation of a congratulatory plaque to Dr Junaidu Inuwa on his recent appointment as @NSPHCDA's Director General and also in recognition of the agency’s collaboration and commitment to strengthening PHC services in Niger State. #CommunityHealthWatch

In response, Dr Inuwa highlighted progress made by the state, including the revitalisation of 116 PHCs, the absorption of over 300 volunteers into the health workforce, and approval to recruit 1,000 additional health workers. He also emphasised the importance of community engagement and ethical reporting in strengthening healthcare delivery. #CommunityHealthWatch

The discussion highlighted key challenges affecting access to quality PHC services, including inadequate staffing, poor infrastructure, drug stockouts, lack of water and electricity, and barriers that continue to affect maternal health outcomes. We also acknowledged the state's ongoing PHC revitalisation efforts and called for investments that reflect community priorities #CommunityHealthWatch

Stronger primary healthcare systems are built when evidence from communities shapes policy, investments, and service delivery. Last week, we paid an advocacy visit to the Director General of the @NSPHCDA, Dr Junaidu Inuwa, to strengthen conversations around community-driven PHC revitalisation and accountability in the state. #CommunityHealthWatch

Imagine going into a primary healthcare centre, getting diagnosed, but finding no medication for treatment. That’s the sad reality for residents of Jere community in Kaduna State. Find out what must be done in this week’s #CommunityHealthWatch report: nhwat.ch/4tUzGIH

For many pregnant women in rural communities across Kagarko LGA, Kaduna State, accessing healthcare is still a dangerous journey. This week’s #CommunityHealthWatch report explores how distance, poor transportation, and gaps in primary healthcare continue to put mothers and babies at risk. Read: nhwat.ch/4uhGIIy

For many residents in Getso, Kano State, the challenge is no longer just access to healthcare, but whether community voices are being heard at all. This week’s #CommunityHealthWatch report explores how an inactive Ward Development Committee (WDC) is leaving critical gaps in accountability, coordination, and primary healthcare delivery unresolved. Read: bit.ly/4wAadXF

Imagine walking into a newly renovated health centre, only to be asked to bring your own mat to deliver your baby because there is just one bed available. This is the current state at Jikuci PHC in Niger State. Read this week’s #CommunityHealthWatch report to see what is needed to turn the upgrade into real access to care: nhwat.ch/4d1e72B

Across Day 2 to Day 4, one message stood out: community feedback must not end at documentation. When citizens’ experiences are validated, taken to decision-makers, and linked to concrete commitments, PHC accountability becomes more than a concept. It becomes a pathway to more trusted, inclusive, and responsive care. #CommunityHealthWatch

Following the Indabo session, the team, led by our Director of Advocacy and Partnerships, @Pingelsisa, paid an advocacy visit to the Wudil LGA Chairman, Hon Abba Muhammad Tukur. He was briefed on GPA strategies, including town halls, community sensitisation, and Community Health Watch reports, as well as scorecard findings on poor infrastructure, low insurance enrolment linked to NIN and affordability, health worker shortages, especially midwives, and weak accountability mechanisms. #CommunityHealthWatch

In response, Hon Abdulrazak Indabo reaffirmed his commitment to improving service delivery, including support for 24-hour PHC operations and addressing gaps raised. The session reviewed previous scorecard findings and developed a new one, showing how community scorecards can turn lived experiences into actionable data for accountability. #CommunityHealthWatch

Community voices added important context. Zainab Alkasim noted that poor health-seeking behaviour still affects outcomes, with some women delaying antenatal visits until late in pregnancy. Residents also raised infrastructural gaps, including the absence of a scanning machine, non-functional toilets, poor access, staff shortages, and the need for 24-hour PHC services. #CommunityHealthWatch

At Indabo PHC, the Officer-in-Charge, Mr Ibrahim Sa’ad Abdullahi, highlighted available services including antenatal care, immunisation, basic tests, and some free intervention drugs. He also raised key barriers: staff shortages limiting 24-hour service, low health insurance enrolment, and the need for NIN registration to access state health insurance benefits. #CommunityHealthWatch

Mr Hassan Sambo of @AkinSavvy noted that returning to the community showed commitment to trust-building and sustained engagement. He recalled how previous sensitisation addressed exclusive breastfeeding and harmful misconceptions, including the story of a father who once refused immunisation for his malnourished child but now accepts it after community engagement. #CommunityHealthWatch

In Indabo, in collaboration with @AkinSavvy, we convened a Town Hall and Community Scorecard assessment session with community members, frontline health workers, and leaders. The session followed up on commitments made three months ago, helping communities assess progress, share experiences, and identify gaps affecting #PHC service delivery. #CommunityHealthWatch