AfricaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipReality check: Pictures from around Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 23, 2016 3 Mins read We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 19 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 19, 2016 1 Mins read Death of 25 Children: Lagos confirms outbreak of killer disease in Lekki. Health workers may resume strike tomorrow. Nigeria gets $290,000 health… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipTime for courage: Nigeria’s health security and the National Centre for Disease Control By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 16, 2016 4 Mins read Nigeria defeated Ebola! That was the single story. No one asked about how the N1.9B released for the response was used. What… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 12 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 12, 2016 1 Mins read Minister shocks Senate, disowns Health budget. Aisha Buhari, UNFPA/ UNICEF push against female genital mutilation. FG to Set up National Cancer Agency. Nigeria’s… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipAccountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 9, 2016 3 Mins read Editor: The National Summit on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) will take place in Abuja on February 16-18. The… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 05 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 5, 2016 1 Mins read Mosquito-transmitted Zika virus may spread to Nigeria. Zika Is the Next Front in the Mosquito Wars. Figures you won’t believe about Lassa… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipWill the 2016 Health Budget fund the 2014 National Health Act? By Nigeria Health Watch February 2, 2016 6 Mins read Editor: In this week’s piece Edwin Ikhuoria of ONE Campaign reviews the 2016 Budget Proposal for Health, highlighting its inherent gaps, especially… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten News on Health: 29 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 29, 2016 1 Mins read FG marshals National Health Agenda – Minister. Health: Nigeria should learn from Ondo – Director, Chatham House. Combating diarrhea in Nigeria. Lagos… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipLack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 26, 2016 4 Mins read Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 22 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 22, 2016 1 Mins read NGF partners with Dangote Foundation, Gates Foundation, USAID in the fight against polio. IFC, IFHA II, Swiss Re and CIEL Healthcare Invest… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaTechnologyThought Leadership‘A Beautiful Mind – Opening up about Mental Health’ at Social Media Week Lagos By Nigeria Health Watch January 19, 2016 3 Mins read On February 26, 2016, Nigeria Health Watch will partner with Asktoks.com at a Masterclass during this year’s Social Media Week Lagos, to… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 15 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 15, 2016 1 Mins read Patients flee as doctor of Lassa fever victims dies. Nigeria: FG Earmarks N140 Million to Fight Lassa Fever, Death Toll Hits 41…. Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 08 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 8, 2016 1 Mins read Press Release by the Hon Min of Health – Prof. Isaac F. Adewole. Hurdles before Nigeria’s health care in 2016. Budget 2016:… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipDear President Buhari, honour the 2001 Abuja declaration and deliver a genuinely Pro-Poor 2016 Budget By Nigeria Health Watch January 5, 2016 5 Mins read Editor: On the 19th of December 2015, we at Nigeria Health Watch joined the ONE Campaign and 24 other Non-Governmental Organisations in writing… Read more