Can the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria?
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Iruka Okeke is at the University of Ibadan. She writes this week about the progress made in the world of laboratory medicine…
Has the Nigerian patient been “Failed by Angels?”
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This week in Abuja the Centre for the Right to Health (CRH) will hold the premiere of an advocacy documentary, “Failed by…
Re-Positioning the NHIS for Success: A To-Do List for the Executive Secretary
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Editor’s Note: Dr. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe is Lead Consultant at Health Ethics and Law Consulting, a health law and policy firm, which provides…
A Call to Action on Prevention as NACA hosts HIV Conference in Abuja
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Nigeria has the second largest burden of HIV on the African continent, with an estimated 3.5 million Nigerians infected and 60,000 new…
One Tech Expert’s Eagle Eye view of the Nigerian Health Sector
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Editor’s Note: Our Future of Health Conference 2016, themed “Health meets Tech”, held last week at the YarAdua Centre in Abuja. For…
Ten Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health
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It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure…
Top Ten Health News, 08 April 2016
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1.6m Nigerians live with diabetes as disease kills over 40,000. FG halts importation of treated mosquito nets, sets guidelines for pharmaceutical products….
Top Ten Health News, 01 April 2016
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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…
Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016
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Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 National Assembly wants special funding for health in 2017 Budget. Government pledges increased funding for…
On World Tuberculosis Day - Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic
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March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract…
Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016
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Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016 AU approves Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control as regional hub. Nigeria plans to block outbound…
Nigerian health policy makers gather in Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health
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Once every year, the Ministers of Health, leaders of all the health parastatals, and the commissioners of health and their teams gather…
Top Ten Health News: 11 March, 2016
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National Council on Health Meeting Commences in Sokoto. Buhari wins Polio Eradication Champion Award. Why Nigeria was ranked low by WHO for…
Top Ten Health News: 04 March, 2016
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New WHO report ranks Nigeria low in immunisation. Nigeria, US, GE To Launch N4bn Health Initiative. 13 die of food poisoning in…