Health Education: Not for Health Professionals alone
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by ndubuisi edeoga I recently spoke with some of my colleagues in the teaching hospitals back home in Nigeria. They recently got…
Another false start...a chronology of reports
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by chikwe ihekweazuAfter days of rumours and anxiety, the Minister of Health, Prof. Adenike Grange resigned her office with this statement: “I…
Breaking news - Nigerian health ministers "resign"
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Just received the breaking news that the Minister of Health, Professor Adenike Grange and her collegue, the Minister of State for Health,…
"With Patience, All’ll Be Well"
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The Presidents Eid-el-Maulud and Easter message… “I urge you all to remain patient in the firm belief that with your continued support,…
Information is Power
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by chikwe ihekweazu A few years ago…I walked into the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja in search of a specific report….
Blogging on health in Nigeria...a waste of time
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Since Ike Anya and I started this blog after attending TEDGlobal in Arusha Tanzania last year, many friends, colleagues and strangers have…
DDT and Malaria: Back to the Basics II
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by Ndubuisi Edeoga Every Nigerian doctor remembers the phrase from medical school “common things occur commonly”…always think of malaria! The burden of…
Medical laboratories, health care infrastructure ...and update on the strikes
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The delivery of laboratory services has witnessed a lot of activity recently. The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)’s HIV testing and…
On Health: Back to the Basics
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As we dwell on the current health issues plaguing Africa and Nigeria, and the initiatives already in place and planned for the…
Good news on HIV/AIDS?
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I have had a few emails asking….Is there nothing good coming out of the health sector in Nigeria? Well…there just might be!…
Continuing strike paralyses hospitals, brand new hospital burns and newly equipped hospitals not working...
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Almost every week I promise myself to TRY HARD to blog about a posivite story in the Nigerian health scene…but somehow I…
Random health stories out of Nigeria
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Thisday – Police Expel 26 Recruits with HIV/AIDS…Despite all the good work done by NACA,…all the advocacy by JAAIDS as well as…
Our failed urbanisation...and the International Year of Sanitation
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The year 2008 the International Year of Sanitation…. A good time to reflect again on our environment in Nigeria We have previously…
Doctors on strike - who will save the patients
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We learnt as medical students that striking will always be the absolutely last option. Yet strikes have dominated the landscape of medical…