The Paediatric ward at LUTH: A simple story of our collective failure
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We have often been critical of some of the health reporting in our mainstream newspapers in Nigeria but this morning I have…
Social networks and health....are we missing a trick?.
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by ndubuisi edeogaDespite all the best efforts of modern medicine, the cost of medical care keeps rising, for those who can afford…
MINISTER OF HEALTH: WHO DOES THE CAP FIT?
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A while ago we invited colleagues that had an informed view on health issues in Nigeria to share this via this blog….
Nigeria health on the web
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Dear Nigerian Health Community, Find below a list of health related websites (in alphabetical order) in Nigeria that we monitor on your…
Remembering Mr President's words
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Its been a difficult 3 years for the health sector in Nigeria – but I guess its been a difficult 3 years…
The "power" of doctors and what we do with it...
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We as doctors, have power, enormous power in the Nigerian context. The power is bestowed on us by difficult entry qualifications into medical schools…
Minister of Health - the flawed debate
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My professional association the Nigerian Medical Association has recently found its voice – it wants a Minister of Health that fits the…
18 Months...
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by ndubuisi edeogaEighteen months. That is the average duration of Health ministers tenures in Africa. This is according to Dr Nigel Crisp…
Business, just not as usual in Cross River State
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What a difference it would make if all the large companies that do business in Nigeria begin to invest in the country’s…
MANSAG mentoring Nigerian Doctors
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MANSAG is the Medical Association of Nigerians across Great Britain. Despite the odds, this association has been growing from strength to strength in supporting Nigerian doctors…
Why is the “giant of Africa” not Nigeria?
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March 21 is the day South Africans and the rest of the world marked the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, a…
Are Egyptian doctors the saviours our health sector ?
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We import almost everything in Nigeria. We import our consumables from China and Thailand, we ask Julius Berger to import our infrastructure, we…
Professor Grange, History and the Federal Ministry of Health
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We forget easily as people. These days, reflecting on the most recent change of guard at the Federal Ministry of Health, it…
Final activities of our Minister of Health
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Our Acting president has dissolved the Federal Executive Council. Conventional wisdom suggests that some of the ministers will be re-appointed while others…