Book Launch - "Turning the world upside down"
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Many that work in the UK will remember Lord Nigel Crisp as the Chief Executive of the NHS between 2000 and 2006….
CARE-NET's HEALTH INSURANCE AFFAIRS
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CARE – NET is managed by Dr. Tarry Asoka in Nigeria. The organisation provides leadership in a broad range of strategic and…
GUINEA WORM eliminated in Nigeria?
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I still remember my assignment in my MPH class. We were asked to do a presentation to the class on a common public…
Nigeria's disappointing response to swine flu
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It has been frustrating following the response to swine flu in Nigeria. We live in hope of the day our country will to put its act together…
Think of how many of these cost of one CT scanner could buy
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Freeplay Fetal Heart Monitor, a device can be powered by winding the handle. Each minute of winding the device results in 10…
Nigerian Doctors in the UK meet in Plymouth
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Until recently, like 90% of Nigerian Doctors living in the UK, I chose not to engage with the Medical Association of Nigerian…
Quiet optimism around Polio Elimination in Nigeria.
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There is a sense of quiet optimism around those working on the Polio Elimination in Nigeria. By the end of the year…
Rejoinder: NHIS in Nigeria
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A few days ago we posted an interesting article by Chukwuma Muanya describing the evolution of the NHIS in Nigeria. This is…
What hope for the National Health Insurance Scheme in 2010
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Many have described the National Health Insurance Scheme (http://www.nhis.gov.ng/ … website is “down”) as the longest it has taken any project to…
BMJWA hosts WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP in Abuja
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BMJ WEST AFRICA invites you to BMJWA 10TH WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP JANUARY 26 and 27, 2010. ABUJA, NIGERIA. THEMEPROMOTING QUALITY…
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…
Why we will continue blogging in 2010
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At the end of 2009, one of our good friends intrigued by a blog we wrote, called to ask a simple question –…
Round the media on health
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It was interesting listening to Dele Olojede – Founder of 234Next speak on Inside Africa on CNN. He spoke about the apathy in our…
5th National Conference on HIV/AIDS announced
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It was great to see the announcement of the 5th National Conference on HIV/AIDS by the Conference Chair, Dr Oni Idigbe, President,…