Nigerian Minister of Health delivers his midterm report - judge for yourself
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In his recent widely publicized “midterm report“, our President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON barely mentioned the health sector,…
A medical Exhibition in Africa with very few African Exhibitors
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There is a lot of talk everywhere about Africa “rising“. This is definitely the case in many sectors of the economy in…
Millions of girls in developing countries to be protected against cervical cancer, but ...
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…countries will need to develop the infrastructure to deliver the HPV vaccine to those that need it! This is precisely where we…
Nigeria - well represented at the 66th World Health Assembly
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This year, as in most years, we are well represented at the 66th World Health Assembly currently going on in Geneva, with…
Coping with grief and loss without faces in Baga and Bama
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Do you know the lady in the picture below? My guess is that you do not, and honestly, neither do I. I…
A polio-free Nigeria as a critical step to a polio-free world
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Guest post by Iruka N Okeke …and we endorse and actively support its content! Nigerian scientists, doctors and technical experts joined their colleagues…
We must face the future with courage...
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We have been quiet on this blog for some time. We write about the health sector in Nigeria. It is tough because…
The re-awakening of the Nigerian Medical Association
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Until recently the Nigerian Medical Association (needs a better website!) has been little more than a labour union, protecting the narrow interests of its…
SAME SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION BILL – THE SILENCE OF NACA
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Those that follow Nigerian politics may be astounded at the speed with which the SAME SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION BILL is passing through…
At Christmas we are "Only As Strong As Our Weakest Point"
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Dear Friends, Christmas two years ago, I asked my friend; Patrick Anigbo to reflect on a very personal story. This Christmas, I was…
Laboratory medicine matures in Africa: How should Nigeria translate talent to impact?
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We could not attend an important conference on Laboratory Medicine in Africa this month because we were involved in another important event…
Another MANSAG meeting in the UK
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Each year, the umbrella group for Nigerian Doctors in the UK, MANSAG, holds an annual conference. The 2012 conference held recently in…
Saving 1 million lives in Nigeria
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On the 16th October 2012, most people involved in maternal and child health in Nigeria gathered at the Banquet Hall of the…
SOLD - Rochas and the privatisation of Imo Hospitals
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Something interesting is happening to the public hospitals in Imo; the State Government appears to have concessioned them out to a private firm….