Top Ten News Items on Health, 9th June 2017
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Nigerian former minister, head of UNFPA, Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead. FG launches health, nutrition response project in Borno. FEC approves placement of doctors. WHO updates…
A mighty Iroko in the Nigerian health sector has fallen: A tribute to the late Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
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“I shall not mourn you! Not at all. You were a blessing. Your footprints are large but your humanity much larger. First,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 02 June 2017
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FEC approves Nigeria, May & Baker vaccine production. Nigeria’s hungriest face starvation as aid funds dry up in northeast: U.N. Nigeria introduces 9…
Beyond the status quo: Using Impact Evaluation research to drive innovation and improve outcomes in health
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This week’s blog was co-written by the Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) team at the World Bank. Here they share their experience at…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th May 2017
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WHO elects first African Director-General. Government bans repatriation of bodies to check Ebola. EU to spend €54 million on maternal, newborn health in Bauchi,…
New WHO DG: An African success story in leadership and accountability
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If we learnt anything from the recently concluded Health Watch Forum 2017, it is that the leadership of an organization matters as…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 19 May 2017
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FG activates Ebola preparedness plan. Nigeria’s dilapidated PHCs where torchlights are used for birth delivery. Anti-HIV progress under threat. GE launches Nigeria’s first 3D auto-ultrasound…
Paying it forward: What the health sector can learn from one alumni’s gift to their Nigerian alma mater
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Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, we were delighted to hear about a donation of an electroencephalography machine (EEG) to the Neurology…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 12 May 2017
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Nigeria ranked 7th among countries facing shortage of health workers. FG introduces new yellow card. FG to Upgrade Standard of Midwifery Practices in Nigeria. Fraud…
Being a doctor in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities for change
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Over the past few years, there have been many anecdotal reports about the challenges that doctors and by extension, other health workers…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 05 May 2017
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FG inaugurates governing Boards, Councils of tertiary health institutions. FG approves UNTH, UITH sites for surveillance. NSHIP, World Bank commit $145m on health facilities…
Why Nigeria must care about Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Editor’s Note: This week our Thought Leadership Article beams a spotlight on a diverse group of communicable diseases that affect more than one…
Top Ten News Health Items on Health, 28 April 2017
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Doctors should no longer prescribe chloroquine for malaria, says Adewole. “Made in Nigeria” insecticide treated nets unveiled. Meningitis Cases Declining – NCDC. Katsina communities reject…
The tricky mask of depression and the culture of denial in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week our Thought Leadership Article beams a spotlight on the invisible but alarming disease of depression in Nigeria. Dr….