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We must focus on pneumonia if we want to reduce preventable child deaths in Nigeria
18 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
We must focus on pneumonia if we want to reduce preventable child deaths in Nigeria

Six days ago, the world marked World Pneumonia Day, with the aim of drawing global attention to the number one killer of children under the...

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Lessons from Brazil
11 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lessons from Brazil

The blog below are reflections from a learning tour of key health institutions in Brazil with the TEDxChange Pilot Programme supported by Bill & Melinda...

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The National Health Bill: After Ten Years in the Making is an End in Sight?
04 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
The National Health Bill: After Ten Years in the Making is an End in Sight?

By Felix Abrahams Obi After ten years in the making, a harmonised National Health Bill has just been sent to the President for signing. We...

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The Female Condom: Contraception for Her and Him
28 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Female Condom: Contraception for Her and Him

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...

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Mass Hysteria in the West and the real Problem next Door
21 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Mass Hysteria in the West and the real Problem next Door

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...

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The Devils We Know
14 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Devils We Know

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

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We cannot be complacent about the NIGERIA TOBACCO CONTROL BILL
07 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
We cannot be complacent about the NIGERIA TOBACCO CONTROL BILL

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

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Demonizing Nigerian Doctors – an Agenda for Change
30 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Demonizing Nigerian Doctors – an Agenda for Change

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...

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SURE-P MCH: Fighting for the Life of every Mother and every Child
23 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
SURE-P MCH: Fighting for the Life of every Mother and every Child

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...

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The largest medical Exhibition in West Africa, to hold in Lagos Oct 15 – 17
16 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
The largest medical Exhibition in West Africa, to hold in Lagos Oct 15 – 17

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,...

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Heroes in Health
09 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Heroes in Health

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...

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MDGs: “Every Day counts, every Action counts, every Life counts”
02 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
MDGs: “Every Day counts, every Action counts, every Life counts”

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...

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