AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipWhat you need to know about the Yobe eye drops Story By Chikwe Ihekweazu September 8, 2015 6 Mins read This is a follow up story to the public service announcement concerning the misuse of Chlorhexidine digluconate 7.1% solution packaged as eye… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipUrgent Public Service Announcement: Product withdrawal to save the sight of our children By Nigeria Health Watch September 6, 2015 4 Mins read Early in September 2015, in Yobe State in Nigeria, a three-week old baby was brought to a doctor with corneal ulceration leading… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipThree reasons Strikes will continue in Nigeria's Health Sector By Chikwe Ihekweazu September 1, 2015 4 Mins read No part of public service in Nigeria has experienced more strikes than the health sector. Right now, public tertiary hospitals in Nigeria… Read more
AfricaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipFor One Percent: An Innovative Blood Bank in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch August 25, 2015 3 Mins read This week’s guest post is by Temie Giwa-Tubosun, director of the One Percent Project, whose aim is to improve the blood transfusion… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsInside a Nigerian IDP camp - a Public Health Perspective By Ifeanyi Nsofor August 18, 2015 5 Mins read A few weeks ago, my colleague Chioma and I volunteered with Pro Health International to provide free medical care for IDPs in… Read more
AfricaNHW EventsNigeriaThought LeadershipUniversal Health Coverage – President Buhari’s opportunity to become a national hero By Nigeria Health Watch August 11, 2015 4 Mins read This week’s guest blog comes from Robert Yates, an internationally recognized expert on progressive health financing. He works for Chatham House, the… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipWaiting for the promised Change in the Health Sector By Nigeria Health Watch August 4, 2015 4 Mins read This piece is contributed by Remi Adeseun. Remi is a pharmacist and health sector entrepreneur, Chairman of Rodot Nigeria Limited (a Medical… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipCan technology-based measurement transform the Nigerian Health Sector? By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 28, 2015 4 Mins read The Nigerian Banking Sector is almost unrecognizable compared to where it was just a few years ago. As a consumer, you can… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipNigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over By Ifeanyi Nsofor July 21, 2015 4 Mins read Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipNigerian Doctors in the Americas meet in Orlando By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 14, 2015 5 Mins read Every year, Nigerian doctors meet all over the world in their organisations to find ways to inspire each other to engage more… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsAgainst all Odds, a small Miracle is taking place in Bauchi By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 7, 2015 4 Mins read The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited Bauchi State. We had been invited by USAID’s Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP). The… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsIntroducing Cervical Cancer Screening in Nigeria through a Social Franchise Project By Nigeria Health Watch June 30, 2015 4 Mins read Cervical Cancer is the most common female cancer in developing countries, with approximately 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year. In… Read more
NHW EventsThought LeadershipWill “Future of Health” spark an Awakening? By Nigeria Health Watch June 23, 2015 3 Mins read On the 18th of June 2015, at the Shehu Yar’adua Centre in Abuja, about four hundred Nigerians passionate about their health sector… Read more
NigeriaThought LeadershipTribute to Dr. Oluyombo Adetilewa Awojobi By Nigeria Health Watch June 16, 2015 3 Mins read by Shima K Gyoh As we prepare for our conference “The Future of Health“, we also reflect on some of our… Read more