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The rising storm: Polio in Nigeria
24 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
The rising storm: Polio in Nigeria

When will we take ownership of this problem? When will our Ministry of Health, our State Governors, our Religious Leaders, our Commmunity leaders take ownership...

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Nigeria and the Global Fund
22 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria and the Global Fund

We have previously blogged on the The Global Fund; one of Kofi Annan biggest legacies as Secretary General of the UN. It was created to...

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Putting Health on the Agenda in Nigeria
19 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Putting Health on the Agenda in Nigeria

Despite its importance, health is not highly invisible on the political agenda in Nigeria.Politicians hardly mention it, people rarely make a fuss when they feel...

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Rising voices for health in the Nigerian press
16 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Rising voices for health in the Nigerian press

We have often wondered why the Nigerian press has kept relatively quiet on the state of the health sector in Nigeria. Why is no one...

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Lost and found planes, DNA testing and the intrigues of our beloved country…
11 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Lost and found planes, DNA testing and the intrigues of our beloved country…

After “disappearing” from the skies for 6 MONTHS, the remains of the Beechcraft 1900D aircraft belonging to Wings Airline aircraft was found by hunters in...

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WHO – New meningitis vaccine to prevent epidemics in Africa
09 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
WHO – New meningitis vaccine to prevent epidemics in Africa

Why does it matter to us in Nigeria? Well…click on the links below…and there are a lot more! BBC 1998 – Meningitis outbreak in NigeriaMOFA...

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The Bare foot doctors
03 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
The Bare foot doctors

by ndubuisi edeoga A physician in Nigeria gets about twenty years of education and training , in the United States it’s about the same, and...

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"Good" health news out of Nigeria
01 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
"Good" health news out of Nigeria

When we started this blog we regularly posted news stories on health out of Nigeria. It was and is a difficult experience as there is...

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My school, my heritage, my shame…
29 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
My school, my heritage, my shame…

When we started this blog…we promised ourselves that we would stick to health issues. Irrespective of our several hopes, dreams and frustrations of being Nigerian,...

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Are you sick?
27 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Are you sick?

chikwe ihekweazuI would not want to join the debate on the validity of alternative forms of medical practice. Anyways I have always thought that the...

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Time is Brain!!!
22 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
Time is Brain!!!

by ndubuisi edeoga The new teaching by the National Stroke Association and so many other agencies involved in health care world over demands that we...

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DFID launches 50 million pound Nigeria Malaria project, PATHS website and reports
20 Aug
By Nigeria Health Watch
DFID launches 50 million pound Nigeria Malaria project, PATHS website and reports

by ike anya The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has recently announced its funding of a 50 million pound initiative to support the Nigerian...

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