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The Paediatric ward at LUTH: A simple story of our collective failure
09 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Paediatric ward at LUTH: A simple story of our collective failure

We have often been critical of some of the health reporting in our mainstream newspapers in Nigeria but this morning I have found a well...

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Social networks and health….are we missing a trick?.
05 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Social networks and health….are we missing a trick?.

by ndubuisi edeogaDespite all the best efforts of modern medicine, the cost of medical care keeps rising, for those who can afford it, and the...

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MINISTER OF HEALTH: WHO DOES THE CAP FIT?
28 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
MINISTER OF HEALTH: WHO DOES THE CAP FIT?

A while ago we invited colleagues that had an informed view  on health issues in Nigeria to share this via this blog. Maybe, just maybe...

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Nigeria health on the web
23 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria health on the web

Dear Nigerian Health Community, Find below a list of  health related websites (in alphabetical order) in Nigeria that we monitor on your behalf. If you...

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Remembering Mr President's words
21 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Remembering Mr President's words

Its been a difficult 3 years for the health sector in Nigeria – but I guess its been a difficult 3 years for all sectors....

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The "power" of doctors and what we do with it…
17 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
The "power" of doctors and what we do with it…

We as doctors, have power, enormous power in the Nigerian context. The power is bestowed on us by difficult entry qualifications into medical schools that admit only...

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Minister of Health – the flawed debate
14 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Minister of Health – the flawed debate

My professional association the Nigerian Medical Association has recently found its voice – it wants a Minister of Health that fits the following profile; “…...

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18 Months…
05 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
18 Months…

by ndubuisi edeogaEighteen months. That is the average duration of Health ministers tenures in Africa. This is according to Dr Nigel Crisp in his book...

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Business, just not as usual in Cross River State
03 Apr
By Nigeria Health Watch
Business, just not as usual in Cross River State

What a difference it would make if all the large companies that do business in Nigeria begin to invest in the country’s growth….and not just...

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MANSAG mentoring Nigerian Doctors
29 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
MANSAG mentoring Nigerian Doctors

MANSAG is the Medical Association of Nigerians across Great Britain. Despite the odds, this association has been growing from strength to strength in supporting Nigerian doctors in the UK. Recently their...

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Why is the “giant of Africa” not Nigeria?
27 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Why is the “giant of Africa” not Nigeria?

March 21 is the day South Africans and the rest of the world  marked the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, a turning point in...

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Are Egyptian doctors the saviours our health sector ?
25 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Are Egyptian doctors the saviours our health sector ?

We import almost everything in Nigeria. We import our consumables from China and Thailand, we ask Julius Berger to import our infrastructure, we ask Siemens to build...

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