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The fuss about telemedicine
27 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
The fuss about telemedicine

OK…I confess….I do not think that this is the solution to Africa’s health care problems…but I stand to be convinced. Recently…experts from various parts of...

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JOB – CEO National Hospital Abuja
26 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
JOB – CEO National Hospital Abuja

From NBF Jobs CEO/CMD @ NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA  The Management Board of the National Hospital, Abuja hereby invites applications from interested and suitably qualified candidates...

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RED – DFID's 2009 Annual Report on Nigeria
24 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
RED – DFID's 2009 Annual Report on Nigeria

The graphic below is taken from the the 2009 Annul report of the UK’s Department for International Development. This section is in the annex that...

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Patient sms feed back from out Teaching Hospitals
22 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Patient sms feed back from out Teaching Hospitals

You would have read we have on reports in the Nigerian press that an sms feedback service has been launched by the Federal Ministry of...

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BEKO – An extraordinary doctor, an ordinary Nigerian
18 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
BEKO – An extraordinary doctor, an ordinary Nigerian

Born in Abeokuta, Ogun State to the family of Oladotun and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti on August 2, 1940. Studied at Coventry Technical College between 1957 and...

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"This is a moving story"
16 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
"This is a moving story"

Dear Friends, Yesterday we brought you a piece written by Tony Can on his experience with Cancer in the family. We have received several responses. Find below two that...

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One death is a tragedy, a million deaths, a statistic
15 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
One death is a tragedy, a million deaths, a statistic

February 4 was World Cancer Day. Cancer is a BIG problem…and big problems are difficult to communicate. There is a popular adage on the difficulty...

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The tragic ineptitude of some "leaders" in our health sector
12 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
The tragic ineptitude of some "leaders" in our health sector

Find below an article that appeared in the Champion Newspaper on the 2nd of February. I have highlighted some issues I find really tragic in...

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An inconvenient Truth – watching Haiti through Nigerian eyes
10 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
An inconvenient Truth – watching Haiti through Nigerian eyes

Watching events in Haiti have been painful. Many of us have donated the little we feel we can afford….joined facebook groups…discussed it over dinner tables...

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Is the organised private sector beginning to engage in health care?
08 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is the organised private sector beginning to engage in health care?

Realising that not even all the money in pockets of our ex-governors can buy you health care in an emergency in Nigeria, parts of the...

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Still on the NHIS
05 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Still on the NHIS

No doubt this is now one of the most important issues in health care provision in Nigeria…the Nigerian press is just picking this up.Please read this excellent...

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Ist Ladies in Cancer Rally
03 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Ist Ladies in Cancer Rally

Cancer is the health flavour of the year. Following the footsteps of our beloved “first lady”, wives of some the governors of some states (Lagos...

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