Thought LeadershipPatients’ Bill of Rights; Game Changer or Another Policy Paper? By Nigeria Health Watch August 29, 2018 5 Mins read Beep… beep. Beep…beep…beep! Multiple text and WhatsApp notifications all from the same unfamiliar source. It is late, so I frown with more… Read more
Thought LeadershipWetin be Universal Health Coverage? By Nigeria Health Watch August 23, 2018 6 Mins read In the push for global health reforms, no initiative has been as uniting as the call for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Governments… Read more
Thought LeadershipCrafting tailored training to improve healthcare leadership capacity: The LEAPS example By Chibuike Alagboso August 15, 2018 5 Mins read “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Jim John Continuous capacity development is integral in healthcare… Read more
Thought LeadershipFrom Zero to Six: Can breastfeeding our babies accelerate Nigeria’s development? #WBWNG2018 By Nigeria Health Watch August 8, 2018 5 Mins read Every first week of August Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week. Yet, if statistics are anything to go… Read more
Thought LeadershipFace to face with Nigeria’s ailing emergency health system: One daughter’s story By Nigeria Health Watch August 1, 2018 6 Mins read Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from a Nigeria Health Watch team member. She writes about coming head to head with the… Read more
Thought LeadershipGasping for Air: Doctor’s death exposes inherent risks of Nigerian public hospitals By Nigeria Health Watch July 25, 2018 5 Mins read By Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) Editor’s Note: On the 19th of June, 2018, headlines of Nigerian newspapers carried… Read more
Thought LeadershipResults are out! Data is the new oil for health planning in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch July 12, 2018 4 Mins read The planning process is one of the most important factors in ensuring the success of any project. This is true if you… Read more
Thought LeadershipNAIIS: The Survey that might solve Nigeria’s HIV data dilemma By Nigeria Health Watch July 4, 2018 4 Mins read HIV prevalence rates in Nigeria have been the topic of much debate. The bone of contention, according to several authorities, is that… Read more
Thought LeadershipCould a new typhoid vaccine end the most misdiagnosed disease in Nigeria? By Nigeria Health Watch June 27, 2018 4 Mins read Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership on Health Series comes from Pharmacist and Public Health Specialist Chijioke Nwosu. He writes about the… Read more
Thought LeadershipWill self-testing lead to better access to HIV treatment in Nigeria? By Nigeria Health Watch June 21, 2018 4 Mins read “The problem is not the second or third 90 but the first 90” – Dr. Sunday Agbochenu Aboje, National Coordinator, HIV/AIDS &… Read more
Thought LeadershipA friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics By Nigeria Health Watch June 14, 2018 5 Mins read Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of… Read more
Thought LeadershipMission to transform the Health Sector of Lagos: A Breakfast Meeting with Dr Jide Idris By Nigeria Health Watch June 7, 2018 6 Mins read “A key part of Dr. Jide Idris’ delivery is his honesty of self-assessment. If you do not know where you are, you… Read more
Thought LeadershipIs tobacco smoking being ignored in favour of other substance abuse? By Bashar Abubakar May 30, 2018 4 Mins read Whenever there is media attention, especially international media attention and a public outcry over any sensitive public issue, the government’s is usually… Read more
Thought Leadership‘Hack that thorn!’ – Infectious Diseases get the boot at the 2018 #HealthMeetsTechNG Hackathon By Nigeria Health Watch May 23, 2018 8 Mins read Last week, a large white tent sprung up in the garden of the Ventures Park compound off Aso Drive, in Maitama, Abuja,… Read more