Stories of hope and despair: A personal perspective of Primary Health Care in Nigeria
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When we recently called on you, our readers to send us your accounts of encounters with the health sector in our country, we…
Medical missions with a difference
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All over the USA and UK, the annual mobilisation of Nigerians to donate towards “Medical Missions”is in full swing. The fund raising…
Three major issues at the 63rd World Health Assembly
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As described in a previous post – the 63rd World Health Assembly has just concluded in Geneva. Despite the 7 journalists that…
Visit your mortuary
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Death is always a difficult topic. Yet, it is the inevitable end of all of us. Death is part of life’s journey…
Helpless over Lassa
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We have on several occasions blogged about repeated episodes of Lassa fever in Nigeria, and the lack of progress on a coherent national…
Our Honourable Minister - Welcome to Nigeria
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When we read the below quote in our Honourable Minister of Health’s speech to the recent World Health Assembly, we were worried, uncertain whether…
Mimiko - An Ex-Commissioner of Health as Governor
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I do not know how many ex-commissioners of health have turned out to be governors of their states in our contemporary democratic…
Huge Nigerian delegation at the World Health Assembly
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If we can assume that the number of Nigerians that attended the recent Sixty-third World Health Assembly (WHA) that took place between the 17…
Instant electronic medical records for hospitals in Katsina State
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We are always seeking innovative approaches to the myriad of challenges in the Nigerian health sector. If you follow this blog, you will…
An excellent book by Dr Ana
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There are extremely few books on aspects of the health sector in Nigeria. Why is this important? The critical thinking that needs…
The 5th National Conference on HIV/AIDS in Abuja
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We will not be surprised if you did not hear that the 5th National Conference on HIV/AIDS held in Abuja on the…
Our new Minister of Health
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Its not been easy finding out much about the new Minister of Health in Nigeria Prof.Onyebuchi Christian Chukwu ( …a powerful name invoking the…
Innovation in Ghana
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Until recently we had our way of hunting down fake medicines in Nigeria. The DG of NAFDAC would team up with a…
Twist of fate - new Ministers of Health in Nigeria and the UK
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Nigeria and the UK have an important historical relationship that is not lost on us. In October this year we celebrate 50…