The Punch: Nigeria orders swine flu vaccine to all children under the age of five years, pregnant women, health workers and old people. The Minister’s spokesman...

Many that work in the UK will remember Lord Nigel Crisp as the Chief Executive of the NHS between 2000 and 2006. Since 2006 he...

CARE – NET is managed by Dr. Tarry Asoka in Nigeria. The organisation provides leadership in a broad range of strategic and technical areas related...

I still remember my assignment in my MPH class. We were asked to do a presentation to the class on a common public health problem in...

It has been frustrating following the response to swine flu in Nigeria. We live in hope of the day our country will to put its act together and act with...

Freeplay Fetal Heart Monitor, a device can be powered by winding the handle. Each minute of winding the device results in 10 minutes of monitoring...

Until recently, like 90% of Nigerian Doctors living in the UK, I chose not to engage with the Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and GPs (MANSAG)....

There is a sense of quiet optimism around those working on the Polio Elimination in Nigeria. By the end of the year the number of...

A few days ago we posted an interesting article by Chukwuma Muanya describing the evolution of the NHIS in Nigeria. This is a rejoinder sent...

Many have described the National Health Insurance Scheme (http://www.nhis.gov.ng/ … website is “down”) as the longest it has taken any project to reach matuaration…even in...

    BMJ WEST AFRICA invites you to BMJWA 10TH WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP JANUARY 26 and 27, 2010. ABUJA, NIGERIA. THEMEPROMOTING QUALITY AND SAFETY IN...

by ndubuisi edeoga ‘Tis the season of new year resolutions, when we make and un-make even more promises to ourselves and to our friends. We...