A tangled web: the complicated ethics of medical referrals from Nigeria to India
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This thought-provoking piece was contributed by Ifeanyi Nsofor who has just joined the NHW team. Pls share it with every one you…
Health events worth attending: 2nd Clinical Trial Summit in Nigeria
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The Association for Good Clinical Practice in Nigeria (AGCPN) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Association Control (NAFDAC) invite you…
Rumors of Ebola in Nigeria: the blind leading the blind?
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The piece below was contributed by Anja Choon, who is joining the Nigeria Health Watch Team. The Ebola outbreak in parts of…
On yellow fever, yellow cards, Nigeria and South Africa
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The recent refusal of entry and deportation of about 125 Nigerians who had arrived Johannesburg, South Africa aboard ARIK Airlines from Nigeria on…
GMC withdrawal of recognition from some Nigerian medical schools: a lesson in poor information management
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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…
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria awakens
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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…
Wikileaks' latest leaks focus on Pfizer- Nigeria lawsuit
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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…
Osotimehin-former Nigerian health minister to head UNFPA
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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…
Every human life has equal value?
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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…
Voter Registration vs Immunization cards: Missed opportunities in Nigeria
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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…
Radio, bucket, and a bicycle - improving healthcare provision in Nigeria
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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…
Social networks and health....are we missing a trick?.
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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…
18 Months...
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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…
The choices we make
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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…