Pls Mr President...Give us the Minister of Health we deserve
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by chikwe ihekweazuToday is the 29th of May. In Nigeria it is called “Democracy Day” and celebrated by 140 million Nigerians staying…
Why are we not all celebrating?
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by ndubuisi edeoga The National Health Bill finally came to life after a very long gestation…good…APGAR (used to assess children’s health imediately…
Finally...National Health bill passed
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The National Health bill seeking to enact a comprehensive health policy for Nigeria was finally passed by the Nigerian Senate yesterday after…
Letter to the Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, Sir (Dr.) Mike Mbama Okiro CFR, NPM, mni, following the death of CP Haz Iwendi
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by chikwe ihekweazuDear IG, It is with a heavy heart, but total submission to the Almighty that we write to express our…
Six weeks...
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by ndubuisi edeoga That’s how long it has been estimated that it takes to develop a new habit. Some will argue that…
Remembering the Children I lost...
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by chikwe ihekweazu The 25th of April just gone was the World Malaria day. Round the world there was the usual awareness…
Can we walk the walk: Yes we can?
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Charity they say begins at home, have we covered our bases as we go on in the fight for equitable distribution of…
Walking the walk....
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Over the years, I have become sceptical about the roles of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOS) in assisting the delivery of health care in…
Get well soon Mr President, but don't forget us!
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Dear Mr President, Its been a week now since you had to leave suddenly for Wiesbaden, Germany for what your able Special…
Proudly Nigerian at TEDGlobal II
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Ike and I had the idea to start a blog on matters we felt both passionate about and competent to speak on…
Prof Grange: Villain or Victim
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by Chikwe Ihekweazu and Ike Anya. Watching both AIT and the NTA’s national network news (beamed around the world) on Friday the…
Health Education: Not for Health Professionals alone II
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by Ndubuisi Edeoga Although we see more glaring statistics out of our great country, and see the many opportunities pass us by,…
New Publications out of the Nigerian Health Scene
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We have previously blogged on the absence of any publicly available depository of reports relating to health and health care in Nigeria….
Health news out of Nigeria in March
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…in addition to the on-going saga at the Ministry of Health, which we will write more about as it unfolds…find below a…