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,…
No Water No MDG !
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by ndubuisi edoga We know Nigeria and many other African nations cannot achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). Goal 1: Eradicate extreme…
Thisday - ‘Nigeria Needs Hospital for Presidential Treatment’
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Sometimes it is difficult to decide on whether to get angry at the impunity of our so called leaders or sad at…
The Minister in Ottawa
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The Minister of Health speaking to Ottawa Canada courtesy of our High Commissioner to Canada, Amb Iyorwuese Hagher who endeavors to give…
MTN - leading the coorporate sector in engaging our health sector
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When I read that MTN was donating heamodialysis equipment to a series of tertiary healthcare centres across the country – initially I…
2009/9 National Human Development Report for Nigeria by UNDP launched
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Lots of highly skilled people are payed lots of money to produce lots of important information in reports, presentations etc that should…
Problems medicine cannot solve
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This evening I attended UCL’s Annual Lancet Lecture. This year’s theme was; Climate Change – The biggest global health threat of the 21st…
What do we have in common with Zimbabwe?
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In common with Zimbabwe, Nigeria has the ability to generate outbreaks of poverty related disease like cholera. The difference with Zimbabwe however…
League Table for Health Outcomes - waking up our governors
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In case you missed it an important event took place in Abuja early this month. The Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin,…