Fragile progress at the brink - COVID-19 and the Nigerian health sector
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“Waves keep coming, that’s the one thing you can count on in life” — Gerry Lopez Following the easing of the lockdown restrictions, it is…
Let your votes build Nigeria’s Health Sector in 2019: #Vote4HealthNaija
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“My name is Amos Nathan, I am making a creative statement, vote for health Naija” When Mr. Nathan made this statement, just…
Health is Primary and Universal: Priorities for Nigeria’s Health Sector in 2019
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2019 in Nigeria is going to be quite a significant year, given the hotly contested presidential election taking place on February 16th…
Ageing but not infirm: Getting Geriatric care right in Nigeria
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece comes from Nigeria Health Watch Editorial Assistant Beti Baiye. She explores the world of geriatric…
A friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics
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Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 11 August 2017
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Nigeria Records Poor Outing as Only 23% of Children Get Immunised. Revamp PHCs in your states, Health Minister urges governors. FG plans relocation of…
Making our Voices Count: Active Citizenship for Health
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We can see from other sectors in Nigeria, how active citizenship is driving change. From the elections, to the increased responsiveness of…
Special Announcement: Introducing the “Health Leadership Academy”
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The Health Leadership Academy has a bold vision to transform healthcare in Africa by developing a generation of healthcare leaders who will…
Three reasons Strikes will continue in Nigeria's Health Sector
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No part of public service in Nigeria has experienced more strikes than the health sector. Right now, public tertiary hospitals in Nigeria…
Universal Health Coverage – President Buhari’s opportunity to become a national hero
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This week’s guest blog comes from Robert Yates, an internationally recognized expert on progressive health financing. He works for Chatham House, the…
Waiting for the promised Change in the Health Sector
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This piece is contributed by Remi Adeseun. Remi is a pharmacist and health sector entrepreneur, Chairman of Rodot Nigeria Limited (a Medical…
Nigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over
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Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the…
Defining the Health Sector of our Dreams in Nigeria – Future of Health Conference 2015
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On Thursday June 18 2015, Nigeria Health Watch invites you to join health professionals, health enthusiasts, government agencies and the media to…
Person of the Year
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We rarely have much to celebrate in the health sector, and broadly this is still the case. The fundamental reform that the…