Thought LeadershipOn Health: Back to the Basics By Nigeria Health Watch March 3, 2008 2 Mins read As we dwell on the current health issues plaguing Africa and Nigeria, and the initiatives already in place and planned for the… Read more
Thought LeadershipGood news on HIV/AIDS? By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 24, 2008 5 Mins read I have had a few emails asking….Is there nothing good coming out of the health sector in Nigeria? Well…there just might be!… Read more
Thought LeadershipContinuing strike paralyses hospitals, brand new hospital burns and newly equipped hospitals not working... By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 15, 2008 3 Mins read Almost every week I promise myself to TRY HARD to blog about a posivite story in the Nigerian health scene…but somehow I… Read more
Thought LeadershipRandom health stories out of Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 8, 2008 2 Mins read Thisday – Police Expel 26 Recruits with HIV/AIDS…Despite all the good work done by NACA,…all the advocacy by JAAIDS as well as… Read more
Thought LeadershipOur failed urbanisation...and the International Year of Sanitation By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 3, 2008 1 Mins read The year 2008 the International Year of Sanitation…. A good time to reflect again on our environment in Nigeria We have previously… Read more
Thought LeadershipDoctors on strike - who will save the patients By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 31, 2008 2 Mins read We learnt as medical students that striking will always be the absolutely last option. Yet strikes have dominated the landscape of medical… Read more
Thought LeadershipHow the Nigerian Senate fights for our health By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 30, 2008 3 Mins read Those that follow the Nigerian health scene will be aware of The National Health Bill that has been with the National Assembly… Read more
Thought LeadershipRandom health stories in the media out of Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 26, 2008 2 Mins read The quality of health reporting in Nigeria continues to leave so much to be desired. It got so bad this January that… Read more
Thought LeadershipDFID Programmes in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch January 22, 2008 1 Mins read Have you ever wondered what health programmmes and projects are ongoing in Nigeria, what their aims and objectives are and how well… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigeria takes on tobacco companies By Nigeria Health Watch January 18, 2008 2 Mins read I’ve blogged before about the challenges of tobacco control in Nigeria. The fact is that with the increasing effectiveness of anti-smoking policies… Read more
Thought LeadershipNational Hospital Abuja: Unrealised Expectations By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 11, 2008 4 Mins read From the outside, our National Hospital does look impressive. Lush green, well-manicured lawns, with sprinklers, clean surroundings, cleanish corridors, and a sprinkling… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe health of Nigerians in 2007....Some hope, Many Disappointments ...and 10 stories By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 31, 2007 7 Mins read When we started off….we said…. When your neighbour dies from measles, during child birth, in a car accident, rather than conclude it… Read more
Thought LeadershipHow THISDAY reported the measles outbreak in Zaria By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 24, 2007 2 Mins read Sometimes it is difficult to gauge the media coverage of events in Nigeria, so I was happy to receive a copy of… Read more
Thought LeadershipSad - Yet another Measles outbreak By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 17, 2007 1 Mins read How many children will have to die from measles in Nigeria? Avid readers of this blog will know that the occurrence of… Read more