Stepping Stones: The "witches" fight back
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On the 12 November 2008 Nigerians living in the UK were shocked and traumatised by a documentary on “Saving Africa’s Witch Children”…
Lagos State - continues to set the pace
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Sometimes..out of the quagmire of the Nigerian political space….a leader emerges that is head and shoulders above his peers. When he shes…
Reporting health in the Nigerian Press....
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Recently I was involved in a conversation with a colleague who writes on health issues in South Africa. We discussed about the…
I am Hungry, Please Re-brand me
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New voice out of our troubled country…If you have not…bookmark this blog – Suleiman’s Blog Now read this excerpt… I am Nigerian…I…
A visit to the Nigerian High Commission
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In a recent posting about the annual MANSAG dinner, I promised to share with you the promise made by the High Commissioner…
Dr Nasidi speaks on Swine Flu in Nigeria
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Director in the Federal Ministry of Health: Dr Nasidi speaks on Swine Flu…(at the beginning of the outbreak) Nigeria Osotimehin Mobilises Against…
Road safety: the new immunization?
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by ndubuisi edeoga The jury is out; with the World Health Organizations (WHO) recent, first ever report on worldwide road safety shows…
We learn the hard way...
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When in 2003, the Polio crisis first broke in Kano and threatend the Global Polio Eradication efforts, the public health community around…
MANSAG - Still going strong!
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Organising Nigerian doctors will never been an easy task. The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners have been doing this…
The good news, the bad news…and some hope
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Last week I was at the annual conference of the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Disease in Brussels. There was a buzz…
How we hurt ourselves...
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For a few years I have reviewed abstracts for the International AIDS conferences. Nigerians have often met in these conferences. While we…
A Minister's promise - "You can count on us"
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A few weeks ago I got a message from the PA of the Honourable Minister of Health of our Federal Republic. He…
The health of our prisoners - who cares?
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Have you ever wondered…with the state of health care facilities in Nigeria, what the health services available to prisoners would be like?…
Who takes care of our doctors?
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by ndubuisi edeoga We are happy about all the positive posturing by the new minister of Health. We are happy about his…