There are many reasons why women and men should advocate and use the female condom. Like the male condom, the female condom prevents unwanted pregnancy...

This blog was inspired by a conversation with my friend and colleague Dr Kelechi Ohiri while we watched some of the media coverage of the...

This post was contributed by Iruka N. Okeke – a Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Haverford College in the USA. Her book, Divining without seeds; the...

Unfortunately, public health issues rarely make headline news in Nigeria. Very few people know that there is an important bill – the NIGERIA TOBACCO CONTROL...

Reflecting on the recent doctors strike, and the threat by other health sector workers of further strikes, we took a fresh look at a piece...

Following the feedback from our story on the work of Pro Health International, we realised that very little is known by many Nigerians on what...

Next month, another edition of Medic West Africa will hold in Lagos. This event has grown to become the largest medical exhibition in West Africa,...

A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his/her brave deeds and noble qualities. A health system is incomplete without the...

We recently attended the “2014 Partners’ Forum” in Johannesburg, South Africa, together with about a thousand other colleagues from the public and private sectors who...

We will be surprised if there is a Nigerian out there that has not yet heard about the Ebola virus. It’s on Radio, TV, Facebook,...

  As at the 18th of August 2014, there are 11 confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria and 4 deaths. About 190 contacts of cases are...

Hospitals have been at the heart of the spread of the Ebola virus from the first outbreak ever reported; but they are also at the...