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CORRECTION!: The contradictions of Abuja
30 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
CORRECTION!: The contradictions of Abuja

In our last post “The contradictions of Abuja” there were three important points. 1. That our government that has shown that building a ten lane...

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The contradictions of Abuja
27 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
The contradictions of Abuja

There is a huge project going on in Abuja at the moment. The beatiful trees that lined both sides of the motorway from the airport...

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Pfizer and Kano – Heads or Tail…the people loose
21 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Pfizer and Kano – Heads or Tail…the people loose

Reuters – KANO, Nigeria, July 27 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Kano state and drugmaker Pfizer Inc have reached a final court settlement in a multi-billion dollar...

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The new "Mega hospitals" and how they are going to save your life…maybe
19 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
The new "Mega hospitals" and how they are going to save your life…maybe

Health in the Nigerian polity is often discussed in terms of “hospitals built“…. While all these are important to some extent…no building has ever saved...

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A sign of things to come?
17 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
A sign of things to come?

You will might have read from the new and rich newspaper in Nigeria 123Next of the first coronary angioplasty and stenting procedure performed in Nigeria....

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Hajia Turai's £40M Cancer Centre in Abuja
14 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Hajia Turai's £40M Cancer Centre in Abuja

Our country is an interesting place. In a single afternoon in Abuja N7 Billion (£28 million) was raised in a single day to finance HajiaTurai...

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Finally  the Ministy of Health's website goes live….
12 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Finally the Ministy of Health's website goes live….

We have blogged several times about the lack of credible information collected on the website for the Nigerian Ministry of Health. We have argued that...

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"Born Again" – reviving childhood immunisation in Nigeria
10 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
"Born Again" – reviving childhood immunisation in Nigeria

Immunisation has been one of the primary drivers of this blog. The reason is simple. Childhood immunisation is widely recognized as the most effective public...

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Kidnapped – after spending his whole professional life serving Nigerians in rural areas.
06 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Kidnapped – after spending his whole professional life serving Nigerians in rural areas.

If we blogged about security issues in Nigeria – we would write at least one story on people we know personally that are kidnapped in...

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National Child Health Week in Nigeria
03 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
National Child Health Week in Nigeria

The 1st to 8th of August has been declared National Child Health Week f by the Ministry of Health in association with UNICEF.They plan to...

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What the Minister said …contd.
29 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
What the Minister said …contd.

Recently we blogged on the unfortunate state of reporting health in the Nigerian press without context, without nuance and without analysis. In the last few...

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Strike called off – but challenges prevail
23 Jul
By Nigeria Health Watch
Strike called off – but challenges prevail

Last week we blogged about the strikes in the health sector. One thing has been obvious over the past few days are the efforts of...

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