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Road safety: the new immunization?
26 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
Road safety: the new immunization?

by ndubuisi edeoga The jury is out; with the World Health Organizations (WHO) recent, first ever report on worldwide road safety shows that low and...

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We learn the hard way…
19 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
We learn the hard way…

When in 2003, the Polio crisis first broke in Kano and threatend the Global Polio Eradication efforts, the public health community around the world were...

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MANSAG – Still going strong!
17 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
MANSAG – Still going strong!

Organising Nigerian doctors will never been an easy task. The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners have been doing this in the UK...

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The good news, the bad news…and some hope
15 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
The good news, the bad news…and some hope

Last week I was at the annual conference of the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Disease in Brussels. There was a buzz in the room...

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How we hurt ourselves…
07 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
How we hurt ourselves…

For a few years I have reviewed abstracts for the International AIDS conferences. Nigerians have often met in these conferences. While we remain proud of...

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A Minister's promise – "You can count on us"
05 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
A Minister's promise – "You can count on us"

A few weeks ago I got a message from the PA of the Honourable Minister of Health of our Federal Republic. He was passing through...

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The health of our prisoners – who cares?
04 Jun
By Nigeria Health Watch
The health of our prisoners – who cares?

Have you ever wondered…with the state of health care facilities in Nigeria, what the health services available to prisoners would be like? While in medical...

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Who takes care of our doctors?
27 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Who takes care of our doctors?

by ndubuisi edeoga We are happy about all the positive posturing by the new minister of Health. We are happy about his utterances so far....

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Malaria Matters
25 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Malaria Matters

If you follow this blog, you should also follow …. this most important blog “Malaria Matters“. It is maintained by Bill Brieger, a Professor in...

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Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria
22 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria

Thanks to GoodNaijaGirl…..we bring you this important post… about the …Down syndrome Association of Nigeria is a non-governmental, not-for-profit association of children with Down syndrome...

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Food for thought:  Cholera/Zimababwe vs Meningitis/Nigeria
20 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Food for thought: Cholera/Zimababwe vs Meningitis/Nigeria

Who remembers Cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe – The international outcry, consternation at what was happening, at a point….even some suggestion that this might lead to...

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Is real reform underway in the health sector?
18 May
By Nigeria Health Watch
Is real reform underway in the health sector?

Professor Babatunde Osotimehin has a tough job. He was appointed Minister of Health half way through this administration’s tenure. An administration that has been criticised...

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