Thought LeadershipCould a new typhoid vaccine end the most misdiagnosed disease in Nigeria? By Nigeria Health Watch June 27, 2018 4 Mins read Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership on Health Series comes from Pharmacist and Public Health Specialist Chijioke Nwosu. He writes about the… Read more
Top 10 Health NewsTop Ten News Items on Health, 08 July 2016 By Nigeria Health Watch July 8, 2016 1 Mins read UN warns over malnutrition deaths in NE Nigeria. Nigerians spend 20% on health —Survey. Gombe begins vaccination against pneumococcal diseases. Nigerian to… Read more
DiasporaEventsHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaMaking our Voices Count: Active Citizenship for Health By Chikwe Ihekweazu April 20, 2016 2 Mins read We can see from other sectors in Nigeria, how active citizenship is driving change. From the elections, to the increased responsiveness of… Read more
AfricaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipNigerian health policy makers gather in Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health By Chikwe Ihekweazu March 15, 2016 6 Mins read Once every year, the Ministers of Health, leaders of all the health parastatals, and the commissioners of health and their teams gather… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipOne year later, 5 most important lessons from the Nigerian Ebola response By Chikwe Ihekweazu October 20, 2015 6 Mins read On October 20 2014, almost exactly one year ago, the World Health Organisation declared Nigeria Ebola free, 42 days after the last… Read more
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