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Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 September 2016
09 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 09 September 2016

Nigeria reports third polio case in Borno. Nigeria’s Health Council to approve National Health Policy. Government confirms Lassa Fever outbreak in Ondo State. Health minister...

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Perspectives on medical law in Nigeria, an account from the World Congress on Medical Law
06 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Perspectives on medical law in Nigeria, an account from the World Congress on Medical Law

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Series on Health piece comes from Barrister ‘La-Olu Osanyin, who highlights Nigeria’s recent showing at the World Congress on...

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20 Startups to know in the Nigerian Health Tech Space
30 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
20 Startups to know in the Nigerian Health Tech Space

Editor’s Note: The Future of Health Conference II is 23 days away!! As we at Nigeria Health Watch work to deliver this year’s conference themed...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 26 August 2016
26 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26 August 2016

WHO lauds Nigeria’s prompt response to polio outbreak in Borno. NCDC debunks 3 cases of Lassa Fever in Anambra. Alert!: Fake Quinine Sulphate in circulation,...

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Medical training and the challenges of finding internship slots in Nigeria
23 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Medical training and the challenges of finding internship slots in Nigeria

Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece is by guest contributor Olusesan A. Makinde, a Physician and Chief Executive of Viable Knowledge Masters, a Nigerian...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 19 August 2016
19 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 19 August 2016

Lassa fever kills doctor, 2 others in Anambra. FG Releases N9.8bn to tackle polio outbreak. Drug scarcity hits Aso Rock clinic despite N3.87bn budget. Important...

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Is it time for alumni to lead the Resuscitation of Nigerian Teaching Hospitals? – the Enugu Example
16 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is it time for alumni to lead the Resuscitation of Nigerian Teaching Hospitals? – the Enugu Example

A few weeks ago, the alumni of a single graduating set from the College of Medicine of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu,...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 12 August 2016
12 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 12 August 2016

FG: New polio cases have set Nigeria backwards. FG has disbursed N16bn to states for primary health care delivery, Says Minister. EFCC reopens probe of GAVI...

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2016 ANPA NAPPSA Joint Communique
11 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
2016 ANPA NAPPSA Joint Communique

ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN PHYSICIANS IN THE AMERICAS (ANPA) AND NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTISTS IN THE AMERICAS (NAPPSA) JOINT POST-CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE This conference...

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Announcing “Future of Health II – Health meets Tech”
09 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Announcing “Future of Health II – Health meets Tech”

We are announcing our second annual flagship event – “The Future of Health Conference.” This year’s theme is “Health meets Tech.” The Nigerian healthcare system...

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Top Ten News Items on Health, 05 August 2016
05 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Top Ten News Items on Health, 05 August 2016

Patients storm LUTH as nurses resume work. ICPC arraigns Professor of medicine for allegedly demanding bribe before surgery. JUTH workers protest against no-work-no-pay policy. Delta...

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Is this the breaking of a new dawn in Nigeria’s health sector?
02 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is this the breaking of a new dawn in Nigeria’s health sector?

Last Friday’s news flash that President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed new heads to five public health institutions took the Nigerian health sector by surprise, with...

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