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Blogging on health in Nigeria…a waste of time
16 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Blogging on health in Nigeria…a waste of time

Since Ike Anya and I started this blog after attending TEDGlobal in Arusha Tanzania last year, many friends, colleagues and strangers have been extremely complimentary,...

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DDT and Malaria: Back to the Basics II
11 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
DDT and Malaria: Back to the Basics II

by Ndubuisi Edeoga Every Nigerian doctor remembers the phrase from medical school “common things occur commonly”…always think of malaria! The burden of disease of malaria...

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Medical laboratories, health care infrastructure …and update on the strikes
09 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
Medical laboratories, health care infrastructure …and update on the strikes

The delivery of laboratory services has witnessed a lot of activity recently. The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)’s HIV testing and Tuberculosis reference Laboratory...

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On Health: Back to the Basics
03 Mar
By Nigeria Health Watch
On Health: Back to the Basics

As we dwell on the current health issues plaguing Africa and Nigeria, and the initiatives already in place and planned for the future. We need...

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Good news on HIV/AIDS?
24 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Good news on HIV/AIDS?

I have had a few emails asking….Is there nothing good coming out of the health sector in Nigeria? Well…there just might be! The Guardian reports...

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Continuing strike paralyses hospitals, brand new hospital burns and newly equipped hospitals not working…
15 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Continuing strike paralyses hospitals, brand new hospital burns and newly equipped hospitals not working…

Almost every week I promise myself to TRY HARD to blog about a posivite story in the Nigerian health scene…but somehow I hardly get there....

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Random health stories out of Nigeria
08 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Random health stories out of Nigeria

Thisday – Police Expel 26 Recruits with HIV/AIDS…Despite all the good work done by NACA,…all the advocacy by JAAIDS as well as ll the several...

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Our failed urbanisation…and the International Year of Sanitation
03 Feb
By Nigeria Health Watch
Our failed urbanisation…and the International Year of Sanitation

The year 2008 the International Year of Sanitation…. A good time to reflect again on our environment in Nigeria We have previously blogged on the...

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Doctors on strike – who will save the patients
31 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Doctors on strike – who will save the patients

We learnt as medical students that striking will always be the absolutely last option. Yet strikes have dominated the landscape of medical practice in public...

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How the Nigerian Senate fights for our health
30 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
How the Nigerian Senate fights for our health

Those that follow the Nigerian health scene will be aware of The National Health Bill that has been with the National Assembly for close to...

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Random health stories in the media out of Nigeria
26 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
Random health stories in the media out of Nigeria

The quality of health reporting in Nigeria continues to leave so much to be desired. It got so bad this January that when The Guardian...

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DFID Programmes in Nigeria
22 Jan
By Nigeria Health Watch
DFID Programmes in Nigeria

Have you ever wondered what health programmmes and projects are ongoing in Nigeria, what their aims and objectives are and how well they are doing...

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