Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News, 01 April 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch April 1, 2016 1 Mins read FG, World Bank review intervention gains in health sector. NACA unveils Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Law. Ebola in West Africa no longer a… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch March 25, 2016 1 Mins read Top Ten Health News, 25 March 2016 National Assembly wants special funding for health in 2017 Budget. Government pledges increased funding for… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipOn World Tuberculosis Day - Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 22, 2016 4 Mins read March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News, 18 March 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch March 18, 2016 1 Mins read Top Ten Health News, 18 March 2016 AU approves Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control as regional hub. Nigeria plans to block outbound… Read more
AfricaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipNigerian health policy makers gather in Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 15, 2016 6 Mins read Once every year, the Ministers of Health, leaders of all the health parastatals, and the commissioners of health and their teams gather… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 11 March, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch March 11, 2016 1 Mins read National Council on Health Meeting Commences in Sokoto. Buhari wins Polio Eradication Champion Award. Why Nigeria was ranked low by WHO for… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 04 March, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch March 4, 2016 1 Mins read New WHO report ranks Nigeria low in immunisation. Nigeria, US, GE To Launch N4bn Health Initiative. 13 die of food poisoning in… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 26 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 26, 2016 1 Mins read How Measles Killed 17 Children in Lagos Community. Nigeria to offer free health services to 100 million Nigerians in two years –… Read more
AfricaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipReality check: Pictures from around Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 23, 2016 3 Mins read We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 19 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 19, 2016 1 Mins read Death of 25 Children: Lagos confirms outbreak of killer disease in Lekki. Health workers may resume strike tomorrow. Nigeria gets $290,000 health… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipTime for courage: Nigeria’s health security and the National Centre for Disease Control By Chikwe Ihekweazu February 16, 2016 4 Mins read Nigeria defeated Ebola! That was the single story. No one asked about how the N1.9B released for the response was used. What… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 12 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 12, 2016 1 Mins read Minister shocks Senate, disowns Health budget. Aisha Buhari, UNFPA/ UNICEF push against female genital mutilation. FG to Set up National Cancer Agency. Nigeria’s… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipAccountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch February 9, 2016 3 Mins read Editor: The National Summit on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) will take place in Abuja on February 16-18. The… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 05 February, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch February 5, 2016 1 Mins read Mosquito-transmitted Zika virus may spread to Nigeria. Zika Is the Next Front in the Mosquito Wars. Figures you won’t believe about Lassa… Read more