The Foundation of Human Solidarity – Strengthening Accountability in African Healthcare Systems
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“Tell me how you will measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave” – Eliyahu M. Goldratt When thinking…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 5th April 2018
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Cluster Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO), Zamfara, deadline 18th April, 2018. Details here RH Clinic Assistant, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Borno, deadline…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 30th March 2018
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Meningitis, not ‘strange disease’, killed eight in Kano – Official. 559 hospitalised in Bauchi cholera outbreak—MSF. Experts accede to impressive progress by Nigeria’s Polio…
Keeping Nigerian Hospitals Infection-Free: Lagos team develops curriculum to train infection control specialists
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Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase attributed to the ancient Greek Hippocrates that means, “First, to do no harm.” Non-maleficence is one of…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published On 29th March 2018
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Consultant/Health Insurance Technical Specialist, Abt Associates, Kano, Rivers, deadline 10th April, 2018. Details here Optometrist, Hygeia Dental and Eye Clinic, Lagos, deadline…
The story of Madadi: How an act of courage created a unique maternal care clinic in Kebbi
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Over the years, different methods have been applied to provide solutions to the long list of problems the world faces, from cutting…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 23rd March 2018
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Nigerian govt inaugurates committee on basic healthcare fund. Bill Gate, Dangote sign MoU with 6 governors on immunisation fund. Own the fight against HIV/AIDS,…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published On 22nd March 2018
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Stabilization Center Nurses, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Yobe, deadline 29th March, 2018. Details here Health Clinical Officers, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Borno,…
What’s the BHCPF got to do with it? – The Universal Health Coverage Dialogue
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The setting was cosy, but the goal was clear: the participants who attended the Nigeria Health Watch policy dialogue on Universal Health…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th March 2018
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302,096 tuberculosis cases undetected in Nigeria – NTBLCP. NCDC, WAHO simulates Yellow fever outbreak. Minister of Health inaugurates Isolation Unit, other projects at…
Lost in the Debate: Five questions no one is asking about the National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria
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As the debate rages on regarding the return of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), after his suspension…
Can Art Heal? How a Lagos creative group is using Art as therapy
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Entering the Paediatric Oncology ward of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Yaba, where children are treated for cancer, you would naturally…
WAHO and Nigeria CDC team up to conduct a Yellow Fever Simulation Exercise in Lagos
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The West African Health Organization (WAHO), in its efforts to contribute to the capacity building of ECOWAS Member States in the area…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th March 2018
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WHO earmarks $178 million on health issues in Nigeria for 2 years. Osinbajo, GAVI delegation discuss Nigeria’s healthcare system. Experts call for legal framework,…