AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipA dialogue on Nigeria’s ‘role’ in the African Union’s response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak By Nigeria Health Watch September 29, 2015 3 Mins read At the height of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the three most affected West African countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipUrgent Public Service Announcement: Product withdrawal to save the sight of our children By Nigeria Health Watch September 6, 2015 4 Mins read Early in September 2015, in Yobe State in Nigeria, a three-week old baby was brought to a doctor with corneal ulceration leading… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsInside a Nigerian IDP camp - a Public Health Perspective By Ifeanyi Nsofor August 18, 2015 5 Mins read A few weeks ago, my colleague Chioma and I volunteered with Pro Health International to provide free medical care for IDPs in… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipWaiting for the promised Change in the Health Sector By Nigeria Health Watch August 4, 2015 4 Mins read This piece is contributed by Remi Adeseun. Remi is a pharmacist and health sector entrepreneur, Chairman of Rodot Nigeria Limited (a Medical… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipNigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over By Ifeanyi Nsofor July 21, 2015 4 Mins read Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipDefining the Health Sector of our Dreams in Nigeria – Future of Health Conference 2015 By Nigeria Health Watch May 19, 2015 2 Mins read On Thursday June 18 2015, Nigeria Health Watch invites you to join health professionals, health enthusiasts, government agencies and the media to… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipPerson of the Year By Nigeria Health Watch December 30, 2014 4 Mins read We rarely have much to celebrate in the health sector, and broadly this is still the case. The fundamental reform that the… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipOn World AIDS Day, we remember our Brother OMOLOLU FALOBI By Ike Anya December 2, 2014 11 Mins read It was World AIDS Day yesterday. We debated about writing a piece about the size of the epidemic, which at over 3… Read more
NigeriaThought LeadershipWhy is no one talking about these three big challenges the Nigerian health sector is facing? By Nigeria Health Watch November 25, 2014 4 Mins read The National Health Bill For the second time since he became president, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has the chance to sign a… Read more
NigeriaThought LeadershipThe Devils We Know By Nigeria Health Watch October 14, 2014 2 Mins read This post was contributed by Iruka N. Okeke – a Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Haverford College in the USA. Her book, Divining… Read more
NigeriaThought LeadershipWe cannot be complacent about the NIGERIA TOBACCO CONTROL BILL By Nigeria Health Watch October 7, 2014 4 Mins read Unfortunately, public health issues rarely make headline news in Nigeria. Very few people know that there is an important bill – the… Read more
Thought LeadershipDemonizing Nigerian Doctors - an Agenda for Change By Ike Anya September 30, 2014 7 Mins read Reflecting on the recent doctors strike, and the threat by other health sector workers of further strikes, we took a fresh look… Read more
NigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsSURE-P MCH: Fighting for the Life of every Mother and every Child By Nigeria Health Watch September 23, 2014 5 Mins read Following the feedback from our story on the work of Pro Health International, we realised that very little is known by many… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipThe largest medical Exhibition in West Africa, to hold in Lagos Oct 15 - 17 By Chikwe Ihekweazu September 16, 2014 3 Mins read Next month, another edition of Medic West Africa will hold in Lagos. This event has grown to become the largest medical exhibition… Read more