Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th November 2023

Nigerian Government Dedicated To Eradicating Noma Disease – Minister. WHO warns against abuse of antibiotics.Pneumonia, malaria, diarrhoea, major causes of infant mortality — Expert.Health workers must treat accident, gunshots patients without recourse’, FCCPC tells Doctors.Poor Nutrition Can Damage Child’s Brain, Says Expert.Nigeria misses out as anti-malaria vaccine shipment heads to African nations.HIV/AIDS at endemic stage […]

Sustaining the Diaspora Brain Gain through Policies and Private Sector Collaboration

Nigeria, like many other countries, has been experiencing a health worker migration crisis which is posing a challenge to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. Migration is a natural human occurrence, and low- and middle-income (LMICs) countries have benefitted from health worker migration through the receipt of remittances, […]

Latest Health Jobs in Nigeria Published On 23rd November 2023

Are we there yet? Leveraging the Private Sector for Lassa Vaccine R&D

The search for an effective vaccine against Lassa fever has gained momentum in recent years. Currently, early supportive care and the anti-viral drug Ribavirin are the primary methods of patient treatment. Lassa fever has long been a public health concern in Nigeria and parts of West Africa, since the disease was first identified in 1969. […]

Health Commissioners’ Induction: Navigating Health Leadership For Improved Performance And Outcomes

“There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.” — Haile Selassie The power and responsibility of authority There is an inseparable link that exists between authority and the responsibility and consequences of the power that arises from it. In public service especially, effective leadership should […]