Resign, Minister Resign!
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While we stay glued to our television sets watching events unfold in Tunisia and Egypt, we ignore atrocities in our own governance. The image below…
Crisis in the health sector - but who cares?
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We have spent the last few months in the Nigerian press quarrelling about “zoning”. Almost no airtime is given to the issues…
Good report - BUT how do we move from reports to impact
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Every year our Federal Ministry of Health, and the multitude of development partners at its service produce hundreds of reports about their plans and…
A short letter to our presidential candidates
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Dear Presidential Candidates, While you argue about the most banal issues such as zoning arrangements, single or double terms, north and south etc and all…
River Blindness: an emerging success story and the Nigerian lady that drove it...
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Those that went to medical school in the University of Nigeria in 90s will remember an articulate, passionate and scholarly teacher we…
Will 2011 see an awakening in our Ministry of Health
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2010 has been a difficult year for keeping tabs on our Federal Ministry of Health. We have our 3rd Minister of Health…
At Christmas we are "Only As Strong As Our Weakest Point"
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Dear Friends, What a year it has been. This year we have struggled on what to reflect on. We wondered whether to…
Bringing our health data to life!
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For a long time, our leaders have taken Nigerians for a ride, quoting astronomical amounts of money for delivering nothing. One major…
Thank you to three extraordinary senior colleagues
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As part of the Second Nigeria: Partnership for Health Conference that held in London on the 6th of November, the Public Health…
The conference - Nigeria: Partnership for Health
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On the 6th November 2010, over 150 colleagues working in different capacities within the Nigerian health sector assembled at the beautiful facilities of…
They don't get it - our Senators and our health
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Anyone following Nigerian politics will have seen the uproar in the press when the the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Lamido…
Wikileaks' latest leaks focus on Pfizer- Nigeria lawsuit
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The Wikileaks cable leaks continue and today, makes allegations on Pfizer’s attempts to influence a settlement on the clinical trials lawsuit filed…
Osotimehin-former Nigerian health minister to head UNFPA
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Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, predecessor of the current Nigerian health minister has been appointed to head the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the…
Every human life has equal value?
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I am sitting in my friend’s living room in Lagos in mid-October. Her boisterous young sons occasionally tear themselves away from the…