Innovation in Emergency Medical Transportation in Nigeria
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, guest writer, Cardiologist Oyere Onuma highlights the alarming increase in cases of heart disease and related…
How many Nigerians are living with HIV?
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This has been an increasingly controversial question recently. Understanding the burden of HIV in Nigeria is more important now than ever before,…
Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team visits Abuja
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Reading Nigerian newspapers, or browsing the plethora of social media platforms, it is easy to think that the country is doomed. On…
Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective
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The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and 28th of May in Geneva. It had…
The Global Fund, Governance and the Shame of a Country
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Gloria is a vibrant young lady who is “living positively” with HIV. She featured on our #OpenMoH radio show five months ago…
Special Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria
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In the week that a major announcement was made by WHO shortening the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the scientific community is coming together…
Five big issues at the International Conference of Midwives in Abuja
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May 5 was this year’s International Day of the Midwife. To commemorate this day in Nigeria, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, UNFPA,…