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 LeadershipThisday - ‘Nigeria Needs Hospital for Presidential Treatment’ By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 18, 2009 1 Mins read Sometimes it is difficult to decide on whether to get angry at the impunity of our so called leaders or sad at… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe Minister in Ottawa By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 15, 2009 1 Mins read The Minister of Health speaking to Ottawa Canada courtesy of our High Commissioner to Canada, Amb Iyorwuese Hagher who endeavors to give… Read more
Thought LeadershipMTN - leading the coorporate sector in engaging our health sector By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 14, 2009 1 Mins read When I read that MTN was donating heamodialysis equipment to a series of tertiary healthcare centres across the country – initially I… Read more
Thought Leadership2009/9 National Human Development Report for Nigeria by UNDP launched By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 12, 2009 5 Mins read Lots of highly skilled people are payed lots of money to produce lots of important information in reports, presentations etc that should… Read more
Thought LeadershipProblems medicine cannot solve By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 1, 2009 2 Mins read This evening I attended UCL’s Annual Lancet Lecture. This year’s theme was; Climate Change – The biggest global health threat of the 21st… Read more
Thought LeadershipWhat do we have in common with Zimbabwe? By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 26, 2009 1 Mins read In common with Zimbabwe, Nigeria has the ability to generate outbreaks of poverty related disease like cholera. The difference with Zimbabwe however… Read more
Thought LeadershipLeague Table for Health Outcomes - waking up our governors By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 23, 2009 2 Mins read In case you missed it an important event took place in Abuja early this month. The Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin,… 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 LeadershipThe Ibadan Medical Specialists Group By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 20, 2009 2 Mins read A few weekends ago…we attended the biannual Fund Raising dinner of the Ibadan Medical Specialists Group in London. I must admit –… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigerians - walking the walk By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 13, 2009 2 Mins read Its the beginning of a weekend so lets clebrate some of our own… Chima Onoka has recently been appointed as the Country… Read more
Thought LeadershipAre waiting times over at our public hospitals? By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 11, 2009 3 Mins read There are many problems that one can solve with money. There are many that money cannot solve. One example is the time… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe race to build our to good health continues... By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 8, 2009 1 Mins read Thisday reports that …The Adamawa State Government, at the weekend signed an agreement with a German medical consortium for the construction of… Read more
Thought LeadershipPhysiotherapists ask - what about us? By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 6, 2009 2 Mins read One issue we find with ourselves; Nigerians; is our huge sense of entitlement. It is all pervasive. We always want to be… Read more