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Professor Grange, History and the Federal Ministry of Health
22 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Professor Grange, History and the Federal Ministry of Health

We forget easily as people. These days, reflecting on the most recent change of guard at the Federal Ministry of Health, it is an opportune...

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Final activities of our Minister of Health
19 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Final activities of our Minister of Health

Our Acting president has dissolved the Federal Executive Council. Conventional wisdom suggests that some of the ministers will be re-appointed while others will loose their...

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UNDP report on Nigeria – startling findings
10 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
UNDP report on Nigeria – startling findings

Despite the rhetoric about apparent growth in some sectors of the Nigerian economy ours remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. But...

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OUR children
09 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
OUR children

Do not look away – these are OUR children – children as old as mine, killed in Jos, in OUR Nigeria, in 2010. All Children…how...

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1948 – A Doctor in Nigeria
07 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
1948 – A Doctor in Nigeria

Find this video from 1948 Nigeria received via Naijablog. Notice the tight interface between clinical medicne and public health…even in 1948! http://www.nigeriahealthwatch.com/ Never doubt that a small group...

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STATE GOVERNMENTS AND THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NIGERIA
03 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
STATE GOVERNMENTS AND THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NIGERIA

This is a guest post by Tarry Asoka First published on the Carenet Website. Here Nigeria is a federal country of 36 States – federating...

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Thoughts on the JOB – CMD of our National Hospital
01 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Thoughts on the JOB – CMD of our National Hospital

A few days ago we posted a blog on the job for the CEO/CMD for Nigeria’s premier public hospital – The National Hospital, Abuja. This hospital is...

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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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