What the Minister said ...contd.
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Recently we blogged on the unfortunate state of reporting health in the Nigerian press without context, without nuance and without analysis. In…
Strike called off - but challenges prevail
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Last week we blogged about the strikes in the health sector. One thing has been obvious over the past few days are…
A "Giant" ignored....
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by guest – Iruka N Okeke On the 2nd of July, the UK Wellcome Trust announced a new and exciting program, which…
Strikes in Nigeria: playing with fate....
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Since we started out sharing our views on health in the Nigerian polity, one issue has bothered and challenged us….Why does health,…
TRANSFORMING EMERGENCY CARE IN NIGERIA
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We are always excited to read about Nigerians actually walking the walk despite an environment that does not seem to encourage innovation…
Stepping Stones: The "witches" fight back
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On the 12 November 2008 Nigerians living in the UK were shocked and traumatised by a documentary on “Saving Africa’s Witch Children”…
Lagos State - continues to set the pace
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Sometimes..out of the quagmire of the Nigerian political space….a leader emerges that is head and shoulders above his peers. When he shes…
Reporting health in the Nigerian Press....
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Recently I was involved in a conversation with a colleague who writes on health issues in South Africa. We discussed about the…
I am Hungry, Please Re-brand me
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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…
A visit to the Nigerian High Commission
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In a recent posting about the annual MANSAG dinner, I promised to share with you the promise made by the High Commissioner…
Dr Nasidi speaks on Swine Flu in Nigeria
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Director in the Federal Ministry of Health: Dr Nasidi speaks on Swine Flu…(at the beginning of the outbreak) Nigeria Osotimehin Mobilises Against…
Road safety: the new immunization?
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by ndubuisi edeoga The jury is out; with the World Health Organizations (WHO) recent, first ever report on worldwide road safety shows…
We learn the hard way...
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When in 2003, the Polio crisis first broke in Kano and threatend the Global Polio Eradication efforts, the public health community around…
MANSAG - Still going strong!
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Organising Nigerian doctors will never been an easy task. The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners have been doing this…