Top Ten Health News Items in 2016
1 Mins read
Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014. Lassa Fever Outbreak: 41 Nigerians killed in 10 states –…
Nigeria Health Jobs Published on 21st December, 2016
1 Mins read
Nursing Officer, Kleinburg Medical Center, Lagos, deadline 22nd December, 2016. Details here Mental Health Counselor, Médecins Sans Frontières, Yobe, Borno, deadline 25th…
The Elephant in the Room: Nigeria’s population growth crisis
5 Mins read
There have been many salient issues that we at Nigeria Health Watch have drawn to our audience’s attention in the span of…
Can the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria?
5 Mins read
Iruka Okeke is at the University of Ibadan. She writes this week about the progress made in the world of laboratory medicine…
Has the Nigerian patient been “Failed by Angels?”
4 Mins read
This week in Abuja the Centre for the Right to Health (CRH) will hold the premiere of an advocacy documentary, “Failed by…
Healthcare Leadership in Nigeria needs a “radical shift”
4 Mins read
Editor’s Note: It is no secret that we at Nigeria Health Watch contend that there are foundational challenges facing the Nigerian Health…
Innovation in Emergency Medical Transportation in Nigeria
5 Mins read
Editor’s Note: Nigerians pay an estimated N3 Billion every year for medical treatment outside the country. In a season where Nigeria is…
Medic West Africa brings leaders, financiers, innovators of healthcare together at 2016 Exhibition
4 Mins read
Last week, Nigeria hosted the fifth edition of the Medic West Africa and MEDLAB West Africa Exhibition & Congress at the Eko…
Strong response to polio in the North East, stuttering response to health and nutrition
4 Mins read
Following the detection of three new polio cases in Nigeria, The Nigerian government and its partners have mounted a massive, largely well-coordinated…
The Future of Health Conference... is Here!
3 Mins read
The past few weeks have been an exciting time for the African tech community. With three Google developer events announced to take…
Medical training and the challenges of finding internship slots in Nigeria
5 Mins read
Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece is by guest contributor Olusesan A. Makinde, a Physician and Chief Executive of Viable Knowledge…
Is it time for alumni to lead the Resuscitation of Nigerian Teaching Hospitals? – the Enugu Example
4 Mins read
A few weeks ago, the alumni of a single graduating set from the College of Medicine of the University of Nigeria Teaching…
We have started our Descent: Strikes and the Future of Public Sector Health Delivery
5 Mins read
Over the past ten years, no sector has been more affected by strikes in contemporary Nigerian history, than the health sector. Paradoxically,…
Confronting Nigeria’s growing epidemic of heart disease
5 Mins read
In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, guest writer, Cardiologist Oyere Onuma highlights the alarming increase in cases of heart disease and related…