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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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Stories from the ANPA convention in Abuja…
14 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Stories from the ANPA convention in Abuja…

You might have heard that the ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN PHYSICIANS IN THE AMERICAS (ANPA) held its annual conference for the first time ever in Abuja...

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Stella Obasanjo – Before we rejoice…
09 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Stella Obasanjo – Before we rejoice…

The media was agog a few weeks ago with reports that a plastic surgeon in Spain was convicted of negligence in the death of Nigeria’s...

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Nigeria's cancer advocate on CNN
04 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria's cancer advocate on CNN

CNN has a new programme; AFRICAN VOICES that highlights the activities of amazing people from our continent. Many great interviews every Saturday with our heroes...the...

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Their Nigeria…..
01 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Their Nigeria…..

Today is October 1. Our country is 49. It would be easy for us to do a post about how bad things have become after...

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David Morley – a career of service that started in Nigeria
27 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
David Morley – a career of service that started in Nigeria

It was in 2007, at an event at the Institute for Global Health at the UCL, I sat on a table at the back of the...

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Have you heard about "Vision 2020"?
24 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Have you heard about "Vision 2020"?

If not please listen to our friends at NTA Network news every night! This is one of the illusions (some say delusions) of grandeur that...

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Where is your NAFDAC number?
21 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Where is your NAFDAC number?

You might not have heard a lot about him, but NAFDAC actually does have a “new” Director General, Dr Paul Orhii. A Russian trained doctor, he holds a...

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The Obama speech on health care reform and our country
14 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Obama speech on health care reform and our country

Last week was particularly interesting. My facebook updates were on-fire again with ooops and aaahhs for another great Obama speech. …yes it was a great...

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………..WHO AFRO 59th session and a few more resolutions
09 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
………..WHO AFRO 59th session and a few more resolutions

by ndubuisi edeoga Four resolutions aimed at scaling up action in areas deemed key to improving the health situation on the African continent were proposed...

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