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GMC withdrawal of recognition from some Nigerian medical schools: a lesson in poor information management

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 17, 2011

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The General Medical Council in the United Kingdom recently posted on its website a list of medical schools whose primary medical qualifications…

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Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria awakens

By Nigeria Health Watch

October 11, 2011

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In most advanced countries, among medical professionals, the fear of the self-regulatory body is the beginning of wisdom. Getting into trouble with the…

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Wikileaks' latest leaks focus on Pfizer- Nigeria lawsuit

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 10, 2010

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The Wikileaks cable leaks continue and today, makes allegations on Pfizer’s attempts to influence a settlement on the clinical trials lawsuit filed…

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Osotimehin-former Nigerian health minister to head UNFPA

By Nigeria Health Watch

November 22, 2010

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Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, predecessor of the current Nigerian health minister has been appointed to head the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the…

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Every human life has equal value?

By Nigeria Health Watch

November 9, 2010

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I am sitting in my friend’s living room in Lagos in mid-October. Her boisterous young sons occasionally tear themselves away from the…

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Voter Registration vs Immunization cards: Missed opportunities in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

August 22, 2010

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by ndubuisi edeogaWe are all still lamenting the use of our money for frivolous independence celebrations. Now we are stuck with the…

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Radio, bucket, and a bicycle - improving healthcare provision in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch

August 12, 2010

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by ndubuisi edeogaI have been reading through Sonia Shah’s book “The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years”. She discussed…

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Social networks and health....are we missing a trick?.

By Nigeria Health Watch

May 5, 2010

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by ndubuisi edeogaDespite all the best efforts of modern medicine, the cost of medical care keeps rising, for those who can afford…

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18 Months...

By Nigeria Health Watch

April 5, 2010

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by ndubuisi edeogaEighteen months. That is the average duration of Health ministers tenures in Africa. This is according to Dr Nigel Crisp…

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The choices we make

By Nigeria Health Watch

January 2, 2010

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by ndubuisi edeoga ‘Tis the season of new year resolutions, when we make and un-make even more promises to ourselves and to…

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No Water No MDG !

By Nigeria Health Watch

December 20, 2009

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by ndubuisi edoga We know Nigeria and many other African nations cannot achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). Goal 1: Eradicate extreme…

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Bring Back the Dispensaries !!

By Nigeria Health Watch

November 22, 2009

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by ndubuisis edeoga Growing up in rural Nigeria, I remember one incident vividly, because I still have the scars. My parents were…

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………..WHO AFRO 59th session and a few more resolutions

By Nigeria Health Watch

September 9, 2009

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by ndubuisi edeoga Four resolutions aimed at scaling up action in areas deemed key to improving the health situation on the African…

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Road safety: the new immunization?

By Nigeria Health Watch

June 26, 2009

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by ndubuisi edeoga The jury is out; with the World Health Organizations (WHO) recent, first ever report on worldwide road safety shows…