Thought LeadershipHajia Turai's £40M Cancer Centre in Abuja By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 14, 2009 2 Mins read Our country is an interesting place. In a single afternoon in Abuja N7 Billion (£28 million) was raised in a single day… Read more
Thought LeadershipFinally the Ministy of Health's website goes live.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 12, 2009 1 Mins read We have blogged several times about the lack of credible information collected on the website for the Nigerian Ministry of Health. We… Read more
Thought Leadership"Born Again" - reviving childhood immunisation in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 10, 2009 3 Mins read Immunisation has been one of the primary drivers of this blog. The reason is simple. Childhood immunisation is widely recognized as the… Read more
Thought LeadershipKidnapped - after spending his whole professional life serving Nigerians in rural areas. By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 6, 2009 2 Mins read If we blogged about security issues in Nigeria – we would write at least one story on people we know personally that… Read more
Thought LeadershipNational Child Health Week in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 3, 2009 1 Mins read The 1st to 8th of August has been declared National Child Health Week f by the Ministry of Health in association with… Read more
Thought LeadershipWhat the Minister said ...contd. By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 29, 2009 1 Mins read Recently we blogged on the unfortunate state of reporting health in the Nigerian press without context, without nuance and without analysis. In… Read more
Thought LeadershipStrike called off - but challenges prevail By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 23, 2009 4 Mins read Last week we blogged about the strikes in the health sector. One thing has been obvious over the past few days are… Read more
Thought LeadershipA "Giant" ignored.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 17, 2009 1 Mins read by guest – Iruka N Okeke On the 2nd of July, the UK Wellcome Trust announced a new and exciting program, which… Read more
Thought LeadershipStrikes in Nigeria: playing with fate.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 15, 2009 2 Mins read Since we started out sharing our views on health in the Nigerian polity, one issue has bothered and challenged us….Why does health,… Read more
Thought LeadershipTRANSFORMING EMERGENCY CARE IN NIGERIA By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 13, 2009 2 Mins read We are always excited to read about Nigerians actually walking the walk despite an environment that does not seem to encourage innovation… Read more
Thought LeadershipStepping Stones: The "witches" fight back By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 10, 2009 2 Mins read On the 12 November 2008 Nigerians living in the UK were shocked and traumatised by a documentary on “Saving Africa’s Witch Children”… Read more
Thought LeadershipLagos State - continues to set the pace By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 8, 2009 2 Mins read Sometimes..out of the quagmire of the Nigerian political space….a leader emerges that is head and shoulders above his peers. When he shes… Read more
Thought LeadershipReporting health in the Nigerian Press.... By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 6, 2009 1 Mins read Recently I was involved in a conversation with a colleague who writes on health issues in South Africa. We discussed about the… Read more
Thought LeadershipI am Hungry, Please Re-brand me By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 5, 2009 1 Mins read New voice out of our troubled country…If you have not…bookmark this blog – Suleiman’s Blog Now read this excerpt… I am Nigerian…I… Read more