As the Health Minister’s 10,000 PHC transformation agenda starts, we urge him to keep primary health care under ONE roof
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We are in May. Later this month we will mark one year into the tenure of the Buhari administration, a quarter of…
Professor Eyitayo Lambo’s ‘Tour de Force’ and Call to Action
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On December 9th 2015, we gathered in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, for the first Public Service Lecture of the Nigerian Primary Health…
What you need to know about the Yobe eye drops Story
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This is a follow up story to the public service announcement concerning the misuse of Chlorhexidine digluconate 7.1% solution packaged as eye…
Urgent Public Service Announcement: Product withdrawal to save the sight of our children
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Early in September 2015, in Yobe State in Nigeria, a three-week old baby was brought to a doctor with corneal ulceration leading…
Nigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over
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Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the…
We must focus on pneumonia if we want to reduce preventable child deaths in Nigeria
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Six days ago, the world marked World Pneumonia Day, with the aim of drawing global attention to the number one killer of…
Muhammad Pate’s resignation, a profound loss for Nigeria
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On Tuesday 23rd July, the health sector in Nigeria was rocked by the resignation of the Minister of State for Health, Dr…
The Midwives Service Scheme - an emerging success story
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Yesterday was Mothering Sunday (8th May) in some countries among Christian communities (would it not be great if a common date was…
Bill Gates in Nigeria - lessons for us?
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I have been following Bill Gates on Twitter for some time, and one recent “tweet” caught my eye. “Incredible trip to Nigeria…