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
AfricaDiasporaHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipWill the 2016 Health Budget fund the 2014 National Health Act? By Nigeria Health Watch February 2, 2016 6 Mins read Editor: In this week’s piece Edwin Ikhuoria of ONE Campaign reviews the 2016 Budget Proposal for Health, highlighting its inherent gaps, especially… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten News on Health: 29 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 29, 2016 1 Mins read FG marshals National Health Agenda – Minister. Health: Nigeria should learn from Ondo – Director, Chatham House. Combating diarrhea in Nigeria. Lagos… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipLack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria By Chikwe Ihekweazu January 26, 2016 4 Mins read Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 22 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 22, 2016 1 Mins read NGF partners with Dangote Foundation, Gates Foundation, USAID in the fight against polio. IFC, IFHA II, Swiss Re and CIEL Healthcare Invest… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaTechnologyThought Leadership‘A Beautiful Mind – Opening up about Mental Health’ at Social Media Week Lagos By Nigeria Health Watch January 19, 2016 3 Mins read On February 26, 2016, Nigeria Health Watch will partner with Asktoks.com at a Masterclass during this year’s Social Media Week Lagos, to… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 15 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 15, 2016 1 Mins read Patients flee as doctor of Lassa fever victims dies. Nigeria: FG Earmarks N140 Million to Fight Lassa Fever, Death Toll Hits 41…. Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 08 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 8, 2016 1 Mins read Press Release by the Hon Min of Health – Prof. Isaac F. Adewole. Hurdles before Nigeria’s health care in 2016. Budget 2016:… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipDear President Buhari, honour the 2001 Abuja declaration and deliver a genuinely Pro-Poor 2016 Budget By Nigeria Health Watch January 5, 2016 5 Mins read Editor: On the 19th of December 2015, we at Nigeria Health Watch joined the ONE Campaign and 24 other Non-Governmental Organisations in writing… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsTop Ten Health News: 01 January, 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch January 1, 2016 1 Mins read As 2015 Winds Down On Nigeria’s Health Sector. FG to build 10,000 health centres across Nigeria. Lagos abolishes contract doctors, moves to… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipNigeria Health Watch: Our Continuing Promise in 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch December 29, 2015 3 Mins read For each day that we have been on this journey, to put health front and centre of the political agenda in Nigeria,… Read more
Thought LeadershipTop 10 Health NewsARCHIVE: Top Ten Health News [2014 - 2015] By Nigeria Health Watch December 25, 2015 1 Mins read View the Top Ten Health News Archive collecting stories from January 2014 to December 2015. Click HERE to view. Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipProfessor Eyitayo Lambo’s ‘Tour de Force’ and Call to Action By Chikwe Ihekweazu December 22, 2015 5 Mins read On December 9th 2015, we gathered in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, for the first Public Service Lecture of the Nigerian Primary Health… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsAn assignment of Hope: An insight into living with disabilities in Nigeria By Nigeria Health Watch December 15, 2015 4 Mins read By Ebele Vivien Okoli Editor: The 3rd of December was World Disability Day. Ebele Vivien Okoli, a Resident Doctor specialising in Community… Read more