Thought LeadershipEvery human life has equal value? By Nigeria Health Watch November 9, 2010 3 Mins read I am sitting in my friend’s living room in Lagos in mid-October. Her boisterous young sons occasionally tear themselves away from the… Read more
Thought LeadershipVoter Registration vs Immunization cards: Missed opportunities in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch August 22, 2010 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeogaWe are all still lamenting the use of our money for frivolous independence celebrations. Now we are stuck with the… Read more
Thought LeadershipRadio, bucket, and a bicycle - improving healthcare provision in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch August 12, 2010 3 Mins read by ndubuisi edeogaI have been reading through Sonia Shah’s book “The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years”. She discussed… Read more
Thought LeadershipSocial networks and health....are we missing a trick?. By Nigeria Health Watch May 5, 2010 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeogaDespite all the best efforts of modern medicine, the cost of medical care keeps rising, for those who can afford… Read more
Thought Leadership18 Months... By Nigeria Health Watch April 5, 2010 1 Mins read by ndubuisi edeogaEighteen months. That is the average duration of Health ministers tenures in Africa. This is according to Dr Nigel Crisp… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe choices we make By Nigeria Health Watch January 2, 2010 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeoga ‘Tis the season of new year resolutions, when we make and un-make even more promises to ourselves and to… Read more
Thought LeadershipNo Water No MDG ! By Nigeria Health Watch December 20, 2009 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edoga We know Nigeria and many other African nations cannot achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). Goal 1: Eradicate extreme… Read more
Thought LeadershipBring Back the Dispensaries !! By Nigeria Health Watch November 22, 2009 2 Mins read by ndubuisis edeoga Growing up in rural Nigeria, I remember one incident vividly, because I still have the scars. My parents were… Read more
Thought Leadership………..WHO AFRO 59th session and a few more resolutions By Nigeria Health Watch September 9, 2009 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeoga Four resolutions aimed at scaling up action in areas deemed key to improving the health situation on the African… Read more
Thought LeadershipRoad safety: the new immunization? By Nigeria Health Watch June 26, 2009 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeoga The jury is out; with the World Health Organizations (WHO) recent, first ever report on worldwide road safety shows… Read more
Thought LeadershipWho takes care of our doctors? By Nigeria Health Watch May 27, 2009 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeoga We are happy about all the positive posturing by the new minister of Health. We are happy about his… Read more
Thought LeadershipSome Lives are more valuable than others… By Nigeria Health Watch April 22, 2009 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeoga Eric Arthur Blair, some of you would know him as “George Orwell” said it years ago in his famous… Read more
Thought LeadershipPfizer settles Nigeria Trovan law suit By Nigeria Health Watch April 8, 2009 1 Mins read The pharmaceutical company, Pfizer has reached an out of court settlement in the suit over the use of Trovan in a meningitis… Read more
Thought LeadershipWhat is the "cost" of a life in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch April 7, 2009 3 Mins read by ndubisi edeoga There they go again. I read in the papers that 4 teaching hospitals were slated for renovation….again. The last… Read more