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Thought Leadership

Analytical and opinion-led pieces that examine the policy, governance, and political economy shifts shaping health in Nigeria, Africa, and globally. This category features evidence-informed arguments and critical reflections that interrogate assumptions, clarify trade-offs, and point to practical reforms. The goal is to strengthen advocacy and decision making by linking ideas to real system constraints and opportunities.

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Could a new typhoid vaccine end the most misdiagnosed disease in Nigeria?

By | June 27, 2018

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership on Health Series comes from Pharmacist and Public Health Specialist Chijioke Nwosu. He writes about the exciting release of a new typhoid vaccine approved by the World Health Organisation that could prevent typhoid fever in children and also reduce the misdiagnoses of fevers in Nigeria. -By Chijioke Nwosu “Typhoid […]

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Will self-testing lead to better access to HIV treatment in Nigeria?

By | June 21, 2018

“The problem is not the second or third 90 but the first 90” – Dr. Sunday Agbochenu Aboje, National Coordinator, HIV/AIDS & STIs Control Program, Federal Ministry of Health. When there is a big public health problem, fiddling around at the edges hardly changes anything, neither does hiding our heads in the sand. The world […]

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A friendly football match, Ebola, and infodemics

By | June 14, 2018

Editor’s Note: As the Democratic Republic of Congo works to curb an Ebola outbreak, Nigerians expressed strong reactions to the proposal of a friendly match on the 25th of May, 2018 between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Congo-Kinshasa of Democratic Republic of Congo. In this week’s Thought Leadership Piece, Dr Ibrahim Mamadu, an Epidemiologist […]

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Mission to transform the Health Sector of Lagos: A Breakfast Meeting with Dr Jide Idris

By | June 7, 2018

“A key part of Dr. Jide Idris’ delivery is his honesty of self-assessment. If you do not know where you are, you cannot plan for where you need to be”. ~ Remi Adeseun, Country Manager, IQVIA West Africa/Moderator, Breakfast with Dr. Jide Idris. On Tuesday, June 5th, at the Nigeria Health Watch conversation, “Breakfast with […]

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Is tobacco smoking being ignored in favour of other substance abuse?

By | May 30, 2018

By Bashar Abubakar Whenever there is media attention, especially international media attention and a public outcry over any sensitive public issue, the government’s is usually forced to respond, and in the best-case scenario is spurred to action. We have seen this pattern with one of the most talked about issues in the Nigerian health sector […]

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