Putting Health on the Agenda of the Nigerian Elections: a Call to Action
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It’s election season in Nigeria, and the volume of the debates online and offline are reaching a deafening pitch. Interestingly the focus…
Déjà vu - Claims of HIV Cures and re-treading old Ground
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By Ike Anya A few days ago while in Abuja, I was surprised to hear the news presenter announce that a Federal…
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the six-year Journey from Ibadan to Lokoja
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By Chizoba Wonodi Nigeria launched the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its childhood immunization schedule in Lokoja, on December…
How strikes are killing the Public Healthcare Sector and why it may be difficult to reclaim
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An interesting scenario played out in 2014. After a strike that lasted about two months, all resident doctors in Nigeria were sacked;…
Politics, the new National Health Act and Local Government Areas
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The next few months will be filled with politics in Nigeria. At Nigeria Health Watch, we will focus on keeping health on…
Person of the Year
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We rarely have much to celebrate in the health sector, and broadly this is still the case. The fundamental reform that the…
Christmas Wishes
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Dear Readers, Colleagues and Friends, Today is the 23rd of December. The day after tomorrow some of us will be rejoicing the…
The Neglected
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In continuation of our series of visits aimed at bringing some of the interesting healthcare interventions in Nigeria to the public, Dr….
National Health Bill finally signed by President Goodluck Jonathan
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Late last night, we got information from a very reliable source that President Goodluck Jonathan had signed the National Health Bill into…
On World AIDS Day, we remember our Brother OMOLOLU FALOBI
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It was World AIDS Day yesterday. We debated about writing a piece about the size of the epidemic, which at over 3…
Why is no one talking about these three big challenges the Nigerian health sector is facing?
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The National Health Bill For the second time since he became president, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has the chance to sign a…
We must focus on pneumonia if we want to reduce preventable child deaths in Nigeria
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Six days ago, the world marked World Pneumonia Day, with the aim of drawing global attention to the number one killer of…
Lessons from Brazil
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The blog below are reflections from a learning tour of key health institutions in Brazil with the TEDxChange Pilot Programme supported by…
The National Health Bill: After Ten Years in the Making is an End in Sight?
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By Felix Abrahams Obi After ten years in the making, a harmonised National Health Bill has just been sent to the President…