Ageing but not infirm: Getting Geriatric care right in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Editorial Assistant Beti Baiye. She explores the world of geriatric…
Patients’ Bill of Rights; Game Changer or Another Policy Paper?
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Beep… beep. Beep…beep…beep! Multiple text and WhatsApp notifications all from the same unfamiliar source. It is late, so I frown with more…
Wetin be Universal Health Coverage?
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In the push for global health reforms, no initiative has been as uniting as the call for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Governments…
Crafting tailored training to improve healthcare leadership capacity: The LEAPS example
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“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Jim John Continuous capacity development is integral in healthcare…
From Zero to Six: Can breastfeeding our babies accelerate Nigeria’s development? #WBWNG2018
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Every first week of August Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week. Yet, if statistics are anything to go…
Face to face with Nigeria’s ailing emergency health system: One daughter’s story
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Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from a Nigeria Health Watch team member. She writes about coming head to head with the…
Gasping for Air: Doctor’s death exposes inherent risks of Nigerian public hospitals
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By Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and Patience Adejo (Lead Writers) Editor’s Note: On the 19th of June, 2018, headlines of Nigerian newspapers carried…
Results are out! Data is the new oil for health planning in Nigeria
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The planning process is one of the most important factors in ensuring the success of any project. This is true if you…
NAIIS: The Survey that might solve Nigeria’s HIV data dilemma
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HIV prevalence rates in Nigeria have been the topic of much debate. The bone of contention, according to several authorities, is that…
Could a new typhoid vaccine end the most misdiagnosed disease in Nigeria?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership on Health Series comes from Pharmacist and Public Health Specialist Chijioke Nwosu. He writes about the…
Will self-testing lead to better access to HIV treatment in Nigeria?
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“The problem is not the second or third 90 but the first 90” – Dr. Sunday Agbochenu Aboje, National Coordinator, HIV/AIDS &…
A friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics
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Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of…
Mission to transform the Health Sector of Lagos: A Breakfast Meeting with Dr Jide Idris
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“A key part of Dr. Jide Idris’ delivery is his honesty of self-assessment. If you do not know where you are, you…
Is tobacco smoking being ignored in favour of other substance abuse?
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Whenever there is media attention, especially international media attention and a public outcry over any sensitive public issue, the government’s is usually…