Health

By Bashir Hassan The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in collaboration with the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board (BASPHCDB), has organised a one-day town hall meeting aimed at strengthening access to healthcare services in Bauchi State. The engagement was designed to promote responsive, citizen-centred, and accountable Primary Health Care (PHC) service […]

By Bashir Hassan Abubakar  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released its 2025 Nigeria Country Activity Report, painting a grim picture of worsening malnutrition, recurring disease outbreaks and persistent maternal healthcare challenges across several states in the country. The humanitarian medical organisation said the report reflects a year in which vulnerable communities continued to face severe

By Lizzy Carr For Rasheeda Adamu, the sight of health workers moving from house to house in Miri village of Bauchi Local Government Area brought both hope and urgency. Clutching her little child closely, she hurried out to meet the vaccination team before they passed her street. “I did not want my child to miss

By Lizzy Carr  The Bauchi State Government says it has intensified efforts to increase enrollment into science secondary schools as part of measures to encourage more students to study health-related courses and strengthen the state’s healthcare workforce. The Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Sani Mohammed Dambam, disclosed this during the commemoration of the

By Ahmed Ahmed  The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Project of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University’s College of Medical Sciences has launched a sensitisation drive in Bayara community, Bauchi Local Government Area. The sensitisation was aimed at raising awareness on Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) and its role in preventing child mortality. The campaign

By Danhassan Abubakar  The Bauchi State Government has launched the April round of the Sub-National Immunization Plus Days (SNIPDs), alongside the administration of Azithromycin under the SARMAAN II project, targeting over 2.6 million children across the state. The flag-off ceremony, held at Bayan Fada Primary Health Care Centre on Monday, underscores the government’s renewed commitment

By Lizzy Carr  The Bauchi State Government has set a target of 2,454,058 children for the April round of the Sub-National Immunization Plus Days (SNIPDs) and the Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin on Children (SARMAAN II) project. The State Immunization Officer, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board, Mohammed Nasiru Shuaibu, disclosed

By Bashir Hassan Abubakar  UNICEF Nigeria Bauchi Field Office, with support from the United States Government has supported the launch of a new nutrition intervention in Bauchi State aimed at improving child survival and development during the first 1,000 days of life. The programme, inaugurated by the Bauchi State Government, targets the crucial period from

By Lizzy Carr  UNICEF Field Office Bauchi had supported Bauchi State government with 45 motorcycles to enhance the delivery of reproductive and maternal health services in hard to reach communities. The Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Bauchi, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, presented the motorcycles Monday to the state commissioner of Health and Social Welfare Dr

By Lizzy Carr The chief UNICEF Field Office Bauchi Dr Nuhzat Rafique has urged Bauchi State government to prioritize full immunization coverage for every child and ensuring that no child is left behind Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, made the appeal during the state-level commemoration of the 2026 World Immunization Week held in Bauchi. She described vaccines