Thought LeadershipStill on the NHIS By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 5, 2010 2 Mins read No doubt this is now one of the most important issues in health care provision in Nigeria…the Nigerian press is just picking this up.Please… Read more
Thought LeadershipIst Ladies in Cancer Rally By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 3, 2010 1 Mins read Cancer is the health flavour of the year. Following the footsteps of our beloved “first lady”, wives of some the governors of… Read more
Thought LeadershipHealth in the Nigerian Press - you can not make this up! By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 1, 2010 3 Mins read The Punch: Nigeria orders swine flu vaccine to all children under the age of five years, pregnant women, health workers and old people…. Read more
Thought LeadershipBook Launch - "Turning the world upside down" By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 29, 2010 3 Mins read Many that work in the UK will remember Lord Nigel Crisp as the Chief Executive of the NHS between 2000 and 2006…. Read more
Thought LeadershipCARE-NET's HEALTH INSURANCE AFFAIRS By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 27, 2010 1 Mins read CARE – NET is managed by Dr. Tarry Asoka in Nigeria. The organisation provides leadership in a broad range of strategic and… Read more
Thought LeadershipGUINEA WORM eliminated in Nigeria? By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 25, 2010 1 Mins read I still remember my assignment in my MPH class. We were asked to do a presentation to the class on a common public… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigeria's disappointing response to swine flu By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 22, 2010 4 Mins read It has been frustrating following the response to swine flu in Nigeria. We live in hope of the day our country will to put its act together… Read more
Thought LeadershipThink of how many of these cost of one CT scanner could buy By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 15, 2010 1 Mins read Freeplay Fetal Heart Monitor, a device can be powered by winding the handle. Each minute of winding the device results in 10… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigerian Doctors in the UK meet in Plymouth By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 13, 2010 3 Mins read Until recently, like 90% of Nigerian Doctors living in the UK, I chose not to engage with the Medical Association of Nigerian… Read more
Thought LeadershipQuiet optimism around Polio Elimination in Nigeria. By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 11, 2010 1 Mins read There is a sense of quiet optimism around those working on the Polio Elimination in Nigeria. By the end of the year… Read more
Thought LeadershipRejoinder: NHIS in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 8, 2010 3 Mins read A few days ago we posted an interesting article by Chukwuma Muanya describing the evolution of the NHIS in Nigeria. This is… Read more
Thought LeadershipWhat hope for the National Health Insurance Scheme in 2010 By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 6, 2010 7 Mins read Many have described the National Health Insurance Scheme (http://www.nhis.gov.ng/ … website is “down”) as the longest it has taken any project to… Read more
Thought LeadershipBMJWA hosts WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP in Abuja By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 4, 2010 1 Mins read BMJ WEST AFRICA invites you to BMJWA 10TH WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP JANUARY 26 and 27, 2010. ABUJA, NIGERIA. THEMEPROMOTING QUALITY… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe choices we make By Nigeria Health Watch January 2, 2010 2 Mins read by ndubuisi edeoga ‘Tis the season of new year resolutions, when we make and un-make even more promises to ourselves and to… Read more