Thought LeadershipShould the health sector be tasked with road safety? By Ifeanyi Nsofor January 24, 2017 4 Mins read There is hardly anyone in Nigeria who does not have a personal tale of road crashes to tell. In 2007, my mother… Read more
Thought LeadershipWill revitalization of Primary Health Care lead to ‘BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL?’ By Nigeria Health Watch January 17, 2017 3 Mins read President Muhammadu Buhari last week commissioned the newly revitalized Kuchigoro PHC. The event also served to flag off the start of the… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigeria Health Watch: Stronger Together in 2017 By Nigeria Health Watch January 11, 2017 5 Mins read As 2017 dawns, we at Nigeria Health Watch continue our advocacy for the health sector of Nigeria’s dreams with a deep sense… Read more
HealthHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipThe Elephant in the Room: Nigeria’s population growth crisis By Ifeanyi Nsofor December 21, 2016 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… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealthThought LeadershipCan the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria? By Nigeria Health Watch December 14, 2016 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… Read more
HealthHealth PolicyThought LeadershipHas the Nigerian patient been “Failed by Angels?” By Nigeria Health Watch December 8, 2016 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… Read more
Thought LeadershipRe-Positioning the NHIS for Success: A To-Do List for the Executive Secretary By Nigeria Health Watch November 30, 2016 7 Mins read Editor’s Note: Dr. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe is Lead Consultant at Health Ethics and Law Consulting, a health law and policy firm, which provides… Read more
Thought LeadershipA Call to Action on Prevention as NACA hosts HIV Conference in Abuja By Nigeria Health Watch November 24, 2016 4 Mins read Nigeria has the second largest burden of HIV on the African continent, with an estimated 3.5 million Nigerians infected and 60,000 new… Read more
Thought LeadershipOne Tech Expert’s Eagle Eye view of the Nigerian Health Sector By Nigeria Health Watch September 27, 2016 4 Mins read Editor’s Note: Our Future of Health Conference 2016, themed “Health meets Tech”, held last week at the YarAdua Centre in Abuja. For… Read more
DiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipTen Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health By Nigeria Health Watch April 12, 2016 2 Mins read It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News, 08 April 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch April 8, 2016 1 Mins read 1.6m Nigerians live with diabetes as disease kills over 40,000. FG halts importation of treated mosquito nets, sets guidelines for pharmaceutical products…. Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News, 01 April 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch April 1, 2016 1 Mins read FG, World Bank review intervention gains in health sector. NACA unveils Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Law. Ebola in West Africa no longer a… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch March 25, 2016 1 Mins read Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 National Assembly wants special funding for health in 2017 Budget. Government pledges increased funding for… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipOn World Tuberculosis Day - Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 22, 2016 4 Mins read March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract… Read more