How many children will have to die from measles in Nigeria? Avid readers of this blog will know that the occurrence of measles outbreaks in...

It’s December, the season of the so-called “ember months” in Nigeria when road traffic accidents (RTAs) seem to occur with increased frequency. Nigerians have often...

While the rest of the world marked the World AIDS day, it seemed to have been marked with deafening silence in Nigeria. Yes…NACA did release...

A maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. Maternal mortality is one...

That the Ministry of Health in Nigeria has not had a website of any substance over the past years is a tragedy and we appeal...

BBC – Nigeria’s government says it has begun legal action against three leading international cigarette companies. Surprisingly I have not found this picked up by...

Find below the budget for health as presented to the Joint Session of the National Assembly in Abuja, Thursday, on November 8, 2007 by President...

With these words the new Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Adenike Grange started of her the talk titled “Implementing Health Sector Reform for better Performance”...

The Lancet is one of the preeminent medical journals in the world. Every year it invites someone whose work has had, or has to potential...

The quality of some of the health reporting in the Nigerian press is still extremely poor. It is obvious that most of those reporting health...

In 2001, the Nigerian Government government declared an ambitious national treatment antiretroviral target (the drug treatment for HIV/AIDS) to reach 100,000 people by 2003, scaling...

The Medical Association of Nigerian Specialists and General Practitioners (MANSAG) is holding its annual conference and general meeting this weekend. For details click here In...