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Front-line work from Nigeria at AIDS2010
24 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Front-line work from Nigeria at AIDS2010

Further to the response about one of our previous posts on posters out of Nigeria, we spent Wednesday afternoon at the International AIDS conference going round...

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Activism at the International Conference of AIDS
22 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Activism at the International Conference of AIDS

The International AIDS conferences and activism are inextricably linked. Many aspects of the pandemic and our response have been shaped by activists. The historical approach...

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Where is the research out of Nigeria at the International Aids Conference ?
21 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Where is the research out of Nigeria at the International Aids Conference ?

Yes, we have two stands at the exhibition zone of the conference, but our contribution to the science at this conference has been minimal at...

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2nd Day at AIDS 2010 belongs to Bill Clinton
20 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
2nd Day at AIDS 2010 belongs to Bill Clinton

It is difficult to describe the emotions that Bill Clinton stirs in people.  I cannot forget the images of his first appearance at the closing...

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First day at the XVIII International Conference on AIDS in Vienna
19 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
First day at the XVIII International Conference on AIDS in Vienna

When I attended my first International Conference on AIDS in Durban, South Africa, exactly 10 years ago, I was still swinging between returning to a...

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Preparing for Vienna: Another International AIDS conference
16 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Preparing for Vienna: Another International AIDS conference

Every other year, the HIV/AIDS ‘community’, an odd mixture of scientists, youth, community workers, activists, politicians, and various other groups gather in one city in...

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Job seeking in Nigerian Hospitals
13 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Job seeking in Nigerian Hospitals

Recruitment for specialist positions in a complex sector like health, will always be a challenge. This is especially the case if the management team of...

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"Africa Health" not just a journal!
09 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
"Africa Health" not just a journal!

Growing up with a physician for a father in 70s Nigeria, had a few of advantages and challenges. In the small university town of Nsukka, there...

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A round-up of health news stories out of Nigeria
29 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
A round-up of health news stories out of Nigeria

Following health news out of Nigeria is always interesting as one finds the good, bad and the simply absurd. Find here a cross section of recent stories....

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Stories of hope and despair:  A personal perspective of Primary Health Care in Nigeria
25 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Stories of hope and despair: A personal perspective of Primary Health Care in Nigeria

When we recently called on you, our readers to send us your accounts of encounters with the health sector in our country, we were not quite...

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Medical  missions with a difference
21 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Medical missions with a difference

All over the USA and UK, the annual mobilisation of Nigerians to donate towards “Medical Missions”is in full swing.  The fund raising of the Anambra...

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Three major issues at the 63rd World Health Assembly
14 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Three major issues at the 63rd World Health Assembly

As described in a previous post – the 63rd World Health Assembly has just concluded in Geneva. Despite the 7 journalists that were part of...

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