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Problems medicine cannot solve
01 Dec
By Nigeria Health Watch
Problems medicine cannot solve

This evening I attended UCL’s Annual Lancet Lecture. This year’s theme was; Climate Change – The biggest global health threat of the 21st century? ….But no, climate...

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What do we have in common with Zimbabwe?
26 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
What do we have in common with Zimbabwe?

In common with Zimbabwe, Nigeria has the ability to generate outbreaks of poverty related disease like cholera. The difference with Zimbabwe however is that while...

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League Table for Health Outcomes – waking up our governors
23 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
League Table for Health Outcomes – waking up our governors

In case you missed it an important event took place in Abuja early this month. The Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, called a Presidential...

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Bring Back the Dispensaries !!
22 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Bring Back the Dispensaries !!

by ndubuisis edeoga Growing up in rural Nigeria, I remember one incident vividly, because I still have the scars. My parents were away, and I...

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The Ibadan Medical Specialists Group
20 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Ibadan Medical Specialists Group

A few weekends ago…we attended the biannual Fund Raising dinner of the Ibadan Medical Specialists Group in London. I must admit – I have heard...

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Nigerians – walking the walk
13 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigerians – walking the walk

Its the beginning of a weekend so lets clebrate some of our own… Chima Onoka has recently been appointed as the Country Representative in Nigeria...

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Are waiting times over at our public hospitals?
11 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Are waiting times over at our public hospitals?

There are many problems that one can solve with money. There are many that money cannot solve. One example is the time it takes to...

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The race to build our to good health continues…
08 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
The race to build our to good health continues…

Thisday reports that …The Adamawa State Government, at the weekend signed an agreement with a German medical consortium for the construction of a N4 billion...

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Physiotherapists ask – what about us?
06 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Physiotherapists ask – what about us?

One issue we find with ourselves; Nigerians; is our huge sense of entitlement. It is all pervasive. We always want to be recognised. This is...

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Health in Vision 20: 2020 and the National Health Bill
05 Nov
By Nigeria Health Watch
Health in Vision 20: 2020 and the National Health Bill

We have blogged severally on the National Health Bill, on the strange process it has gone through, the intrigues in both houses of parliament in...

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An interview with the Minister and our comments
21 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
An interview with the Minister and our comments

Many would have missed this interview with our Minister of Health as it appeared in the SPORTS section of The Guardian. Healthcare: Our Steps So...

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Bitter sweet weekend….
17 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Bitter sweet weekend….

Yesterday evening I celebrated with most other Africans as Ghana won the U21 FIFA world cup. After several attempts this was the first time an...

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