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Killing the Health Bill….slowly
11 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Killing the Health Bill….slowly

Leadership. What is leadership? Not a question we will explore in detail in this blog, but suffice it to say that the barest minimum expected...

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In dire need of an Emergency Medical Service
13 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
In dire need of an Emergency Medical Service

When as a child my mother returned from a trip to Cairo, I asked her if Egypt was more developed than Nigeria. She asked me...

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On yellow fever, yellow cards, Nigeria and South Africa
06 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
On yellow fever, yellow cards, Nigeria and South Africa

The recent refusal of entry and deportation of about 125 Nigerians who had arrived Johannesburg, South Africa aboard ARIK Airlines from Nigeria on Friday has caused...

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Polio – Nigeria's role in the final push
22 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Polio – Nigeria's role in the final push

Every quarter, an Independent Monitoring Board assesses progress towards the attainment of a polio-free world. The Independent Monitoring Board was convened at the request of the World Health Assembly...

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From Okada to Keke
05 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
From Okada to Keke

I was in Owerri recently and was not sure whether to laugh or cry. The ubiquitous “Okada” motorcycles that ferried (or flew) people around the city...

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To protest, or not to protest – a doctor's dilemma
17 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
To protest, or not to protest – a doctor's dilemma

The protests on the withdrawal of petrol subsidies in Nigeria has provided doctors with an ethical dilemma. Do they join the protests on the petrol...

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My New Year's wish – an efficient, proactive and responsive Blood Service for Nigeria
07 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
My New Year's wish – an efficient, proactive and responsive Blood Service for Nigeria

Over the Christmas period, our country Nigeria was again in the news for the wrong reasons. On Christmas day, we made headline news on all...

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What a year: 2011
31 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
What a year: 2011

This guest post by Chima Onoka….brings the year to an end for NHW What a year it was…..2011 seemed to be one of those years when...

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GMC withdrawal of recognition from some Nigerian medical schools: a lesson in poor information management
17 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
GMC withdrawal of recognition from some Nigerian medical schools: a lesson in poor information management

The General Medical Council in the United Kingdom recently posted on its website a list of medical schools whose primary medical qualifications were no longer...

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Musings on World AIDS Day 2011
01 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Musings on World AIDS Day 2011

Dear Friends, Today is World AIDS Day. HIV continues to be one of the most important communicable diseases in Nigeria. It is an infection associated...

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A colossus at 80
26 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
A colossus at 80

Rarely in this blog do we celebrate individuals, as there are sadly not many people to celebrate in our health arena. We share a collective...

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7 Billion and counting – implications for Nigeria
15 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
7 Billion and counting – implications for Nigeria

A few weeks ago, the worlds’ population was said to have crossed the 7 million mark. Apart from the normal ritual of sound bites in...

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