Thought LeadershipRumors of Ebola in Nigeria: the blind leading the blind? By Nigeria Health Watch April 8, 2014 4 Mins read The piece below was contributed by Anja Choon, who is joining the Nigeria Health Watch Team. The Ebola outbreak in parts of… Read more
Thought LeadershipNigerian Minister of Health delivers his midterm report - judge for yourself By Chikwe Ihekweazu June 20, 2013 3 Mins read In his recent widely publicized “midterm report“, our President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON barely mentioned the health sector,… Read more
Thought LeadershipKilling the Health Bill....slowly By Chikwe Ihekweazu April 11, 2012 2 Mins read Leadership. What is leadership? Not a question we will explore in detail in this blog, but suffice it to say that the… Read more
Thought LeadershipMy Chief - The Honourable Minister of Health By Chikwe Ihekweazu July 21, 2011 5 Mins read In 1996, I started my one year housemanship programme in an unlikely location; Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba. While not… Read more
Thought LeadershipFour Ministers in four years: can our Ministry of Health find the leadership it so desperately needs? By Chikwe Ihekweazu May 30, 2011 3 Mins read This article first appeared in the new country edition of AFRICA HEALTHIn the last four years of the Yar’Adua/Jonathan presidency, Nigeria had… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe Minister of Health, Resident doctors and strikes By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 18, 2010 4 Mins read Minister and Perm Sec of FMOH Since resumption of office, the Minister of Health has faced challenges of industrial disharmony in the health… Read more