AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipAre we at a Turning Point on Malaria? By Nigeria Health Watch April 28, 2015 4 Mins read On World Malaria Day we asked Dr Uchenna Nwokenna, a Medical Epidemiologist and Health Systems Specialist who has spent most of the… Read more
Thought LeadershipWho remembers the Presidential Summit on Universal Healthcare? By Chikwe Ihekweazu April 21, 2015 2 Mins read A little over a year ago, on the 7th of March 2014, top level officials in the Nigerian health sector were called… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipSomething to be proud of: Nigeria’s Role in the AU Response to the Ebola Outbreak By Chikwe Ihekweazu April 14, 2015 3 Mins read By Chikwe Ihekweazu There is increasing optimism that we will get to the end of the Ebola epidemic that has so badly… Read more
EventsNigeriaThought LeadershipHow safe is our Food? By Nigeria Health Watch April 7, 2015 2 Mins read Today is World Health Day, and the theme for this year is “Food safety: from farm to plate, make food safe”. The… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipHave we, the Citizens, done our Part? By Nigeria Health Watch March 31, 2015 3 Mins read Have we, the Citizens, done our Part? It is a period of election in Nigeria. Vote counting is going on all across… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipOn World TB Day, there is little to celebrate in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch March 24, 2015 4 Mins read As the Ebola epidemic in West Africa slows and falls away from the headlines, there is a temptation to view this outbreak… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipA Health Innovation Challenge for Nigeria’s Healthcare Space By Nigeria Health Watch March 10, 2015 3 Mins read While the experience of the average Nigerian with several sectors of the economy has evolved through the use of technology over the… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipDo APC and PDP care about the Health of Nigerians? By Nigeria Health Watch March 3, 2015 5 Mins read As we approach the new date for the presidential elections, we decided to use the additional time provided by the postponement to… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipA new Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti, brings Hope to the World Health Organisation in Africa By Nigeria Health Watch February 24, 2015 3 Mins read The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently appointed Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti as the new Regional Director for WHO’s Africa Region (WHO AFRO)… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipHajia Fatima Muhammad - Working to improve the Lives of Women in Northern Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 17, 2015 3 Mins read Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world with 560 women dying for every 100,000 live births. Although… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipWhat Changes will the new National Health Act bring? By Nigeria Health Watch February 10, 2015 4 Mins read Last week, in anticipation of the now postponed Nigerian presidential elections on February 14th, we organized a 3 hour tweetathon, focusing on… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipPutting Health on the Agenda of the Nigerian Elections: a Call to Action By Nigeria Health Watch February 3, 2015 5 Mins read It’s election season in Nigeria, and the volume of the debates online and offline are reaching a deafening pitch. Interestingly the focus… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipDéjà vu - Claims of HIV Cures and re-treading old Ground By Nigeria Health Watch January 27, 2015 4 Mins read By Ike Anya A few days ago while in Abuja, I was surprised to hear the news presenter announce that a Federal… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipPneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the six-year Journey from Ibadan to Lokoja By Nigeria Health Watch January 20, 2015 5 Mins read By Chizoba Wonodi Nigeria launched the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its childhood immunization schedule in Lokoja, on December… Read more