Ebola in Nigeria: should we be worried?
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Prologue We are putting up this post as a result of increasing demand for information on this disease. As of today, the…
An island of hope: Visiting the Obio Community Health Insurance Scheme
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There have been many calls for universal health coverage recently. Nigeria is one of the signatories to the universal health coverage plan…
Do medical missions really help? We joined Pro Health International on one to find out.
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Medical missions have grown in relevance in Nigeria over the past 20 years. This is largely as a consequence of the failure…
The Public Hearing of the Tobacco Smoking Control Bill and nine others
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A Nigeria Health Watch team attended a public hearing of 10 health sector bills by the House of Representatives, joint committee on…
Can the returning Diaspora Professionals inspire improved Quality in the Health Sector?
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The last few years have seen an increasing number of African professionals who have studied and worked abroad returning to work in…
Putting "safety" back into the Federal Road Safety Commission
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There has always been something different about the Federal Road Safety Corps when compared to all the other uniformed forces on our…
Something special: donating blood
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14 June 2014 was the “World Blood Donor Day”. Members of the NHW team recently visited the Nigerian National Blood Transfusion Service…
NOIPolls – Asking Nigerians what they Think about Everything, including their Health
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Did you hear that smoking in public places is now banned in Lagos? According to a recent poll conducted by NOIPolls, nine…
A Tribute to Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili
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A tribute by the Nigeria Health Watch team to Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili, a rare symbol of courage and public service. “Segun,…
As elections draw close - where are Nigerian CSOs in advocacy and policy?
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We have offered our Tuesday blog this week to Florida Uzoaru, an independent public health consultant. She reflects on some tough questions about…
Ignore your heart, at your own risk
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This blog post is the result of the first of a series of joint polls by the NOIPolls team and the EpiAFRIC team….
A tangled web: the complicated ethics of medical referrals from Nigeria to India
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This thought-provoking piece was contributed by Ifeanyi Nsofor who has just joined the NHW team. Pls share it with every one you…
Health events worth attending: 2nd Clinical Trial Summit in Nigeria
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The Association for Good Clinical Practice in Nigeria (AGCPN) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Association Control (NAFDAC) invite you…
Spread of polio from Pakistan leads WHO to declare public health emergency; is Nigeria next?
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In recent years, the threat of polio has risen in Pakistan, where Taliban militants have targeted health workers administering the vaccine. When…