Thought LeadershipSTATE GOVERNMENTS AND THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NIGERIA By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 3, 2010 2 Mins read This is a guest post by Tarry Asoka First published on the Carenet Website. Here Nigeria is a federal country of 36… Read more
Thought LeadershipThoughts on the JOB - CMD of our National Hospital By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 1, 2010 2 Mins read A few days ago we posted a blog on the job for the CEO/CMD for Nigeria’s premier public hospital – The National Hospital, Abuja…. Read more
Thought LeadershipThe fuss about telemedicine By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 27, 2010 1 Mins read OK…I confess….I do not think that this is the solution to Africa’s health care problems…but I stand to be convinced. Recently…experts from… Read more
Thought LeadershipJOB - CEO National Hospital Abuja By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 26, 2010 2 Mins read From NBF Jobs CEO/CMD @ NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA The Management Board of the National Hospital, Abuja hereby invites applications from interested and… Read more
Thought LeadershipRED - DFID's 2009 Annual Report on Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 24, 2010 1 Mins read The graphic below is taken from the the 2009 Annul report of the UK’s Department for International Development. This section is in… Read more
Thought LeadershipPatient sms feed back from out Teaching Hospitals By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 22, 2010 2 Mins read You would have read we have on reports in the Nigerian press that an sms feedback service has been launched by the… Read more
Thought LeadershipBEKO - An extraordinary doctor, an ordinary Nigerian By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 18, 2010 1 Mins read Born in Abeokuta, Ogun State to the family of Oladotun and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti on August 2, 1940. Studied at Coventry Technical College… Read more
Thought Leadership"This is a moving story" By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 16, 2010 2 Mins read Dear Friends, Yesterday we brought you a piece written by Tony Can on his experience with Cancer in the family. We have received several responses. Find… Read more
Thought LeadershipOne death is a tragedy, a million deaths, a statistic By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 15, 2010 6 Mins read February 4 was World Cancer Day. Cancer is a BIG problem…and big problems are difficult to communicate. There is a popular adage… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe tragic ineptitude of some "leaders" in our health sector By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 12, 2010 2 Mins read Find below an article that appeared in the Champion Newspaper on the 2nd of February. I have highlighted some issues I find… Read more
Thought LeadershipAn inconvenient Truth - watching Haiti through Nigerian eyes By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 10, 2010 2 Mins read Watching events in Haiti have been painful. Many of us have donated the little we feel we can afford….joined facebook groups…discussed it… Read more
Thought LeadershipIs the organised private sector beginning to engage in health care? By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 8, 2010 1 Mins read Realising that not even all the money in pockets of our ex-governors can buy you health care in an emergency in Nigeria,… Read more
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