Top Ten News Items on Health, 15 July 2016
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Nigeria on the brink of famine: ‘Children are dying from starvation’. President Buhari and WHO Regional Director agree on the need to…
Back to Durban, for the International Conference on AIDS
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I have profound memories of the 13th International AIDS Conference that was held in Durban, South Africa, in July 2000. I was…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 08 July 2016
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UN warns over malnutrition deaths in NE Nigeria. Nigerians spend 20% on health —Survey. Gombe begins vaccination against pneumococcal diseases. Nigerian to…
We have started our Descent: Strikes and the Future of Public Sector Health Delivery
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Over the past ten years, no sector has been more affected by strikes in contemporary Nigerian history, than the health sector. Paradoxically,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 01 July 2016
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Govt declares nutrition emergency in Borno. Nigeria inaugurates Board Of ECOWAS Centre for Disease Control. Resident Doctors resume duty after suspension of…
Nigerian Healthcare Champions celebrated at #NHEA2016
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There was a lot of excitement in the air as the 2016 edition of the Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) kicked off…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24 June 2016
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FG sacks resident doctors again. FG suspends sack of resident doctors …as JOHESU begins nationwide strike. Resident doctors agree to call of…
Confronting Nigeria’s growing epidemic of heart disease
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In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, guest writer, Cardiologist Oyere Onuma highlights the alarming increase in cases of heart disease and related…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 June 2016
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LUTH Nurses begin indefinite strike. Ogun doctors declare indefinite strike. Unpaid Salaries: Ekiti medical doctors declare indefinite strike. Doctors strike disrupts services…
How many Nigerians are living with HIV?
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This has been an increasingly controversial question recently. Understanding the burden of HIV in Nigeria is more important now than ever before,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10 June 2016
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Nigeria’s Buhari ‘broke promise to end medical tourism’. NMA reacts to Buhari’s foreign medical trip, says Nigeria has ENT specialists to treat…
Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team visits Abuja
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Reading Nigerian newspapers, or browsing the plethora of social media platforms, it is easy to think that the country is doomed. On…
Top Ten News on Health, 03 June 2016
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EFCC summons top officials of Nigeria’s health ministry. Workers shut down health ministry, raise the alarm over corruption, misconduct. FG to address…
Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective
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The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and 28th of May in Geneva. It had…