Something special: donating blood
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14 June 2014 was the “World Blood Donor Day”. Members of the NHW team recently visited the Nigerian National Blood Transfusion Service…
Spread of polio from Pakistan leads WHO to declare public health emergency; is Nigeria next?
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In recent years, the threat of polio has risen in Pakistan, where Taliban militants have targeted health workers administering the vaccine. When…
An inconvenient truth about WEFA, the economy and health
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This article was written from home, as most residents of Abuja have been asked not to go to work to ensure the…
#BringBackOurDaughters
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This piece was contributed by Ifeanyi Nsofor. Ifeanyi is a public health physician, working for EpiAfric, in Abuja, Nigeria. Lately in Abuja,…
The passing of the HIV and AIDS Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill
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When the Nigerian National Assembly passed the HIV and AIDS Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill, we could no think of any one better…
In search of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control
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Earlier this year, we wrote a blog wondering aloud about the N701Million (USD5M) allocated to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
On World TB Day - what we should know and do
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The World TB Day passed quietly in Nigeria. The government probably prefers it this way. Nigeria is among the 22 high TB…
Are we really seeing a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in Nigeria?
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Over the past few months, there have been various reports in the media about a dramatic fall in maternal mortality rates in…
Another report, same bad news on childhood mortality in Nigeria
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On the front cover of Save the Children’s latest report “”Ending newborn deaths” is a newborn baby at a clinic in northern Nigeria….
Finally some innovation drivers in the health space: Launch of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria
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Our friend and colleague; Dr Femi Sunmonu, Director of PurpleSource Healthcare, a healthcare management and investment company transforming the mass market private…
Where are the Nigerian health advocates?
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As our public health sector continues to deteriorate, it is impossible not to notice the absence of any sustained advocacy. This is…
Was 2013 the year of the ‘Almost Eradicated’?
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Recently the Minister of Health called the press together and presented the WHO certificate of elimination to the President. He is reported to have said…
Good news to start 2014: Prof Chukwu says he will accept a call to serve!
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It has been circulating through the rumour mill for quite some time, but now it is confirmed. The Minister of Health has…
Analysis of Nigeria's budget for health in 2014
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N262B (1.7Billion USD) has been allocated to #health in Nigeria’s 2014 budget; of which 82% is going to recurrent expenditure. All the detailed allocations…