Against all Odds, a small Miracle is taking place in Bauchi
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The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited Bauchi State. We had been invited by USAID’s Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP). The…
Introducing Cervical Cancer Screening in Nigeria through a Social Franchise Project
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Cervical Cancer is the most common female cancer in developing countries, with approximately 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year. In…
Accountability for Universal Coverage Efforts in Nigeria: an Agenda for the Future
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These first few days of a new government, ahead of our The Future of Health Conference on the 18th of June, are a…
A Preventable Death: How our poor Medical Emergency Services kill Nigerians
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We receive many pieces for publication on Nigeria Health Watch. We review these with a great sense of responsibility regarding what should…
Defining the Health Sector of our Dreams in Nigeria – Future of Health Conference 2015
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On Thursday June 18 2015, Nigeria Health Watch invites you to join health professionals, health enthusiasts, government agencies and the media to…
As Liberia is declared Ebola free, can Nigeria do more to support its Neighbours?
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As the Ebola outbreak is declared over, Chikwe Ihekweazu reflects on the two months that he spent supporting the outbreak response in…
Teaching Traditional and Missionary Birth Attendants to save Lives at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Ile-Ife
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The usefulness of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in contemporary times is a highly disputed subject. Many reasons have been given in support…
Are we at a Turning Point on Malaria?
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On World Malaria Day we asked Dr Uchenna Nwokenna, a Medical Epidemiologist and Health Systems Specialist who has spent most of the…
Something to be proud of: Nigeria’s Role in the AU Response to the Ebola Outbreak
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By Chikwe Ihekweazu There is increasing optimism that we will get to the end of the Ebola epidemic that has so badly…
Have we, the Citizens, done our Part?
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Have we, the Citizens, done our Part? It is a period of election in Nigeria. Vote counting is going on all across…
On World TB Day, there is little to celebrate in Nigeria
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As the Ebola epidemic in West Africa slows and falls away from the headlines, there is a temptation to view this outbreak…
A Health Innovation Challenge for Nigeria’s Healthcare Space
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While the experience of the average Nigerian with several sectors of the economy has evolved through the use of technology over the…
Do APC and PDP care about the Health of Nigerians?
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As we approach the new date for the presidential elections, we decided to use the additional time provided by the postponement to…
A new Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti, brings Hope to the World Health Organisation in Africa
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently appointed Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti as the new Regional Director for WHO’s Africa Region (WHO AFRO)…