Thought LeadershipThe health of Nigerians in 2007....Some hope, Many Disappointments ...and 10 stories By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 31, 2007 7 Mins read When we started off….we said…. When your neighbour dies from measles, during child birth, in a car accident, rather than conclude it… Read more
Thought LeadershipHow THISDAY reported the measles outbreak in Zaria By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 24, 2007 2 Mins read Sometimes it is difficult to gauge the media coverage of events in Nigeria, so I was happy to receive a copy of… Read more
Thought LeadershipSad - Yet another Measles outbreak By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 17, 2007 1 Mins read How many children will have to die from measles in Nigeria? Avid readers of this blog will know that the occurrence of… Read more
Thought LeadershipEmber months and Road Traffic Accidents By Nigeria Health Watch December 7, 2007 2 Mins read It’s December, the season of the so-called “ember months” in Nigeria when road traffic accidents (RTAs) seem to occur with increased frequency…. Read more
Thought LeadershipWorld AIDS day in the Nigerian Press...Fatigue or Indifference By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 2, 2007 2 Mins read While the rest of the world marked the World AIDS day, it seemed to have been marked with deafening silence in Nigeria…. Read more
Thought LeadershipMaking Every Nigerian Mother and Child Count By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 2, 2007 2 Mins read A maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. Maternal… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigeria and the Global Fund By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 29, 2007 2 Mins read One of Kofi Annan biggest legacies as Secretary General of the UN is the The Global Fund. It was created to finance… Read more
Thought Leadership"Health" websites from Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 24, 2007 2 Mins read That the Ministry of Health in Nigeria has not had a website of any substance over the past years is a tragedy… Read more
Thought LeadershipHealth news out of Nigeria...some positive signals in the air By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 16, 2007 2 Mins read BBC – Nigeria’s government says it has begun legal action against three leading international cigarette companies. Surprisingly I have not found this… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe Budget for Health By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 13, 2007 1 Mins read Find below the budget for health as presented to the Joint Session of the National Assembly in Abuja, Thursday, on November 8,… Read more
Thought LeadershipHealth must be seen, felt and palpated in every household By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 11, 2007 3 Mins read With these words the new Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Adenike Grange started of her the talk titled “Implementing Health Sector Reform… Read more
Thought LeadershipGrange takes centre stage By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 7, 2007 2 Mins read The Lancet is one of the preeminent medical journals in the world. Every year it invites someone whose work has had, or… Read more
Thought LeadershipHealth news in October By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 5, 2007 2 Mins read The quality of some of the health reporting in the Nigerian press is still extremely poor. It is obvious that most of… Read more
Thought Leadership125,000 people living with HIV are accessing antiretrovirals in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu November 1, 2007 1 Mins read In 2001, the Nigerian Government government declared an ambitious national treatment antiretroviral target (the drug treatment for HIV/AIDS) to reach 100,000 people… Read more