My visit to UNTH – a dream deferred
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I was recently in Enugu, and visited my medical school – the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH). I had lunch in…
The health sector in the Nigerian presidential debates
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Nigeria is changing, and our relationship with our country is changing. It is changing because technology is making it possible. I vividly…
Nigeria Health Watch on Twitter
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There are many reasons why you should be on Twitter. Information on the things that matter most can be found more quickly…
The Health Sector in Imo State under Ohakim
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This blog will remain apolitical…even in a climate of intense politics in Nigeria. We will not suggest how people should vote, but…
How did it get to this full blown crisis in our health sector?
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The simmering crisis in our public health care sector has now become a disaster as staff working in hospitals managed directly by the Federal…
Nigerians on the average die 13 years sooner than Ghanaians
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So very often in discussing the state of affairs in our country, we tend to compare ourselves to countries in the West, to the…
Resign, Minister Resign!
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While we stay glued to our television sets watching events unfold in Tunisia and Egypt, we ignore atrocities in our own governance. The image below…
Crisis in the health sector - but who cares?
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We have spent the last few months in the Nigerian press quarrelling about “zoning”. Almost no airtime is given to the issues…
Good report - BUT how do we move from reports to impact
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Every year our Federal Ministry of Health, and the multitude of development partners at its service produce hundreds of reports about their plans and…
A short letter to our presidential candidates
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Dear Presidential Candidates, While you argue about the most banal issues such as zoning arrangements, single or double terms, north and south etc and all…
River Blindness: an emerging success story and the Nigerian lady that drove it...
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Those that went to medical school in the University of Nigeria in 90s will remember an articulate, passionate and scholarly teacher we…
Will 2011 see an awakening in our Ministry of Health
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2010 has been a difficult year for keeping tabs on our Federal Ministry of Health. We have our 3rd Minister of Health…
At Christmas we are "Only As Strong As Our Weakest Point"
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Dear Friends, What a year it has been. This year we have struggled on what to reflect on. We wondered whether to…
Bringing our health data to life!
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For a long time, our leaders have taken Nigerians for a ride, quoting astronomical amounts of money for delivering nothing. One major…