TorchlightStrengthening PHCs Through “Make Our Hospitals Work” Campaign By Nigeria Health Watch May 16, 2024 5 Mins read Tzar Oluigbo (Lead Writer) In the 1950s, the second-ever hospital was built in Igala land. Located in Ogugu community, Government Cottage Hospital… Read more
Thought LeadershipFire on the mountain: How Private Hospitals in Nigeria Can Respond to the Medical Brain Drain By Nigeria Health Watch January 19, 2022 4 Mins read By Ayoola Oladipupo (Lead Writer) Editor’s Note: In today’s Thought Leadership Piece, Ayoola Oladipupo, an early career consultant with an interest in… Read more
Thought LeadershipA tangled web: the complicated ethics of medical referrals from Nigeria to India By Nigeria Health Watch May 20, 2014 5 Mins read This thought-provoking piece was contributed by Ifeanyi Nsofor who has just joined the NHW team. Pls share it with every one you… Read more
Thought LeadershipVisit to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - the largest hospital in the world By Chikwe Ihekweazu August 11, 2011 3 Mins read One often needs to look beyond the circumstances at home in Nigeria to understand the scale of our challenge. We have 17… Read more
Thought LeadershipReaction to "The Edge of Joy" - MUST READ! By Chikwe Ihekweazu May 4, 2011 2 Mins read The night we posted the last blog I got an email from a good friend in Lagos. I have not been able… Read more
Thought LeadershipThe Health Sector in Imo State under Ohakim By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 4, 2011 1 Mins read This blog will remain apolitical…even in a climate of intense politics in Nigeria. We will not suggest how people should vote, but… Read more