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Sextuplets delivered in Nigeria
23 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Sextuplets delivered in Nigeria

On Monday, the 23rd of February 2009 the news wires picked up a storyFeb. 22 Chairman of Board of Directors of the Teaching Hospital, Professor...

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Lassa….the question no one was asking
23 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lassa….the question no one was asking

When the UK media was the alight on the 23rd of January on the case of Lassa Fever in a patient who had returned from...

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The Minister's Agenda
19 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Minister's Agenda

Below is the text of the speech made by the Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin at his 1st meeting with donor/partners working in the...

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Letter to Thisday…
09 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Letter to Thisday…

Since we published the story about the Nigerian that allegedly found a cure for diabetes, we have been inaudated by emails, comments and our blog...

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A few good signs….
08 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
A few good signs….

Is this a sign of openess and transparency by the new Minister of Health Professor Babatunde Osotimehin? If it is..it is a sign of good...

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When will we stop kidding ourselves?
05 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
When will we stop kidding ourselves?

Nothing can be more painful than when the credibility, integrity, resourcefulness and intelligence of an entire people is brought into disrepute by the few that...

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WHEN I SHOOK HANDS WITH BILL GATES
02 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
WHEN I SHOOK HANDS WITH BILL GATES

The first time I saw Bill and Melinda Gates close up was at the opening ceremony of the XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, I truly...

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The Minister talking the talk….
01 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Minister talking the talk….

Many stories in the Nigerian press start with this phrase “The President/Governor/Minister/Senator/Chief/ etc has called for XYZ…to do XYZ” No critical questioning about the issues....

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Shake Up in Health Ministry
28 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Shake Up in Health Ministry

I have never been been convinced that “restructuring” on its own solves any problem in any organisation. But at least the new Minister of Health...

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Nigerian imports Lassa to the UK: matters arising
25 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigerian imports Lassa to the UK: matters arising

On the 23rd of January, the Health Protection Agency in the UK published a press release about a patient being treated for Lassa fever at...

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Managing Nigeria's Public Health
19 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Managing Nigeria's Public Health

Maybe because they do not die in aircraft crashes, in gruesome fires following oil spills or in similar tragic circumstances no voice is raised in...

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…referred to India
09 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
…referred to India

by ndubuisi edeoga It started with American companies; the quintessential capitalists outsourcing their call centers to India where call center operators earn a tenth of...

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