Nigeria: Tunga Residents Push for Healthcare Reform After a Pregnant Woman’s Tragedy

When a youth leader’s sister, Hajara, died during childbirth, he vowed that no other family in Farm Centre Tunga will suffer the same fate. That night of loss became the spark that led to a community-built Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) that now saves lives.

Yakubu M. Wakili, the community leader of the community noted that, “we have seen zero maternal deaths in the past year. That’s how impactful this [new] centre is.”

Farm Centre Tunga, a peri-urban community in Niger State, lacked a…