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Still missing Omololu, 2 years on…..
05 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
Still missing Omololu, 2 years on…..

I ran into Olayide Akanni last week while catching the Number 8 bus in Geneva. Most of you reading this blog will know that Layide...

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While Nigeria stutters…Ghana makes great strides
03 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
While Nigeria stutters…Ghana makes great strides

From AfricaLoft:Ghana is reportedly one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa which have made tremendous progress in reducing infant and maternal deaths. The country...

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India…an ongoing challenge
03 Oct
By Nigeria Health Watch
India…an ongoing challenge

I recently read an interesting blog by editors of the BMJ who had recently visited India. They wrote about their vist… Nair Hospital where free...

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MANSAG Conference holds in Birmingham – October 17 to 19
30 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
MANSAG Conference holds in Birmingham – October 17 to 19

The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners in the British Isles MANSAG, holds its 19th Authum Conference. Despite the organisational challenges of holding...

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Health stories in the Nigerian Press
25 Sep
By Nigeria Health Watch
Health stories in the Nigerian Press

Vanguard: Principal Recipient for the Global Fund Round Five TB Grant, the Christian Health Association of Nigeria (CHAN), commissions of the National TB Reference TB...

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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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