Thought LeadershipA "Giant" ignored.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 17, 2009 1 Mins read by guest – Iruka N Okeke On the 2nd of July, the UK Wellcome Trust announced a new and exciting program, which… Read more
Thought LeadershipStrikes in Nigeria: playing with fate.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 15, 2009 2 Mins read Since we started out sharing our views on health in the Nigerian polity, one issue has bothered and challenged us….Why does health,… Read more
Thought LeadershipTRANSFORMING EMERGENCY CARE IN NIGERIA By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 13, 2009 2 Mins read We are always excited to read about Nigerians actually walking the walk despite an environment that does not seem to encourage innovation… Read more
Thought LeadershipStepping Stones: The "witches" fight back By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 10, 2009 2 Mins read On the 12 November 2008 Nigerians living in the UK were shocked and traumatised by a documentary on “Saving Africa’s Witch Children”… Read more
Thought LeadershipLagos State - continues to set the pace By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 8, 2009 2 Mins read Sometimes..out of the quagmire of the Nigerian political space….a leader emerges that is head and shoulders above his peers. When he shes… Read more
Thought LeadershipReporting health in the Nigerian Press.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 6, 2009 1 Mins read Recently I was involved in a conversation with a colleague who writes on health issues in South Africa. We discussed about the… Read more
Thought LeadershipI am Hungry, Please Re-brand me By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 5, 2009 1 Mins read New voice out of our troubled country…If you have not…bookmark this blog – Suleiman’s Blog Now read this excerpt… I am Nigerian…I… Read more
Thought LeadershipA visit to the Nigerian High Commission By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 2, 2009 4 Mins read In a recent posting about the annual MANSAG dinner, I promised to share with you the promise made by the High Commissioner… Read more
Thought LeadershipDr Nasidi speaks on Swine Flu in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu June 29, 2009 1 Mins read Director in the Federal Ministry of Health: Dr Nasidi speaks on Swine Flu…(at the beginning of the outbreak) Nigeria Osotimehin Mobilises Against… 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 LeadershipWe learn the hard way... By Chikwe Ihekweazu June 19, 2009 2 Mins read When in 2003, the Polio crisis first broke in Kano and threatend the Global Polio Eradication efforts, the public health community around… Read more
Thought LeadershipMANSAG - Still going strong! By Chikwe Ihekweazu June 17, 2009 2 Mins read Organising Nigerian doctors will never been an easy task. The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners have been doing this… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe good news, the bad news…and some hope By Chikwe Ihekweazu June 15, 2009 2 Mins read Last week I was at the annual conference of the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Disease in Brussels. There was a buzz… Read more
Thought LeadershipHow we hurt ourselves... By Chikwe Ihekweazu June 7, 2009 1 Mins read For a few years I have reviewed abstracts for the International AIDS conferences. Nigerians have often met in these conferences. While we… Read more