Health Systems Desk
Reporting that follows care from facility to patient
Veranova documents how Nigeria's health services actually reach people — with consent from those who share their stories, and verification wherever we can secure it.
7
years reporting on health systems
19
states covered in published work
140+
facility records verified on site
300+
accounts gathered with informed consent
Why this work matters
Care systems are complicated. Our reporting tries to be honest about that.
A referral card, a queue at a ward, a form filled out under fluorescent light — these small moments are where health policy either holds or breaks down. Veranova follows that chain closely, pairing what facilities tell us with what patients and staff experience.
- ✓Every account is gathered with informed consent and anonymised on request.
- ✓Facility claims are marked as verified on site or unverified — never blended.
- ✓Findings link to public health resources relevant to the subject.
What we offer
Ways to follow and use this reporting
Health Reporting Access
Published reports, facility record cards, and state-based subject alerts, monthly.
Learn more →Facility Data Plan
Structured datasets and multi-state comparisons, with known gaps stated plainly.
Learn more →Health Reporting Training
A four-week course on interviewing, reading statistics, and checking treatment claims.
Learn more →From the desk
Recent reporting
Primary Care
Where the referral card ends up
Tracing what happens after a patient is referred out of a primary health centre in Plateau State.
Medicine Supply
Reading a stock-out before it happens
How facility records anticipate essential medicine shortages weeks ahead of patients noticing.
Maternal Health
The ward sign and the wait behind it
A look at maternity intake practices across three states and what waiting times reveal.
Our approach
People in our reporting are participants, not illustrations
- ✓We explain how each account was gathered and anonymised before publishing it.
- ✓Facility claims are checked on site wherever access allows.
- ✓We describe conditions plainly, without alarming readers unnecessarily.
- ✓Every subject links to a relevant public health resource.
If you work in or near a health facility, we would welcome a conversation.
Reach the deskWhat readers say
Trusted by people working in health systems
"Their facility record cards are the first thing I check before writing a policy brief. The distinction between verified and unverified matters."
Ijeamaka Uduak
Health Policy Analyst
"I was interviewed for one of their pieces. They explained exactly how my account would be used before I said a word."
Tobenna Achebe
Community Health Worker
"The Facility Data Plan saved my team weeks of manual collation across three states, gaps stated and all."
Salamatu Bello
Programme Officer, State Health Board
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