"My Pikin" - The questions no one is asking
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If you follow the Nigerian health “scene” you would no doubt have heard of the story of “My Pikin”…said to be a…
Died Fixing Healthcare System
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Dear Readers, At a recent conference on health and health care in in Nigeria that held in London…Dr Seyi Oyesola asked the…
HEALTH in Mr Presidents budget
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The 2009 Budget as presented by Mr President to the National Assembly 2nd of December. The full text can be read here:…
Restoring Health to the Agenda in Nigeria- report from a conference
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On a cold morning on Saturday the 22nd of November, over 200 professionals with a commitment to improving the health of Nigerians…
Why organise a conference on Nigerian health….in London?
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This piece was first publised on the BMJ blog by ike anya and chikwe ihekweazuA quiet milestone passed in May this year,…
MANSAG meets in Birmingham
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The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners in the British Isles recently held its 19th MANSAG Autumn Conference held in…
Medical Mission taken to another scale
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In many online forums there have been discussions, often heated about the value of so called “medical missions” to Nigeria by Nigerian…
Restoring Health to the Agenda
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Have you registered for the Conference: Nigeria: Partnership for Health Do not sit on the fence…ENGAGE! Today is the deadline for bursaries….
Smile Train arrives Nigeria!
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In November 2007, on a cold November night we sat in an auditorium at UCL in London listening to the annual lecture…
Medical Mission with a difference: The changing face of surgical operations
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We will occasionaly bring you a piece by a guest write Kingsley Obom-Egbulem. KC has been reporting on health issues for a…
Road Traffic Accidents and the Federal Road Safety Commision
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by Ndubuisi Edeoga The Federal Road Safety Commision has been in the news a lot lately. Guardian: January 1, 2009 deadline given…
Health news around the country
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Guardian: A LACK of funds (sic) is delaying the proposed N247 million new model sero-prevalence or (not sure what “or” means) sentinel…
NHW's response to the Ministerial Press Briefing of our Minister of Health
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Dr Hassan Lawal oon, Minister for LabourSupervising Minister, Ministry for HealthFederal Republic of NigeriaDear Sir,Thank you!One of the features of the YarAdua…
Our Government and the Health sector
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You could not make this up…but this is how our health sector is being run… 2 years after a failing agency the…