Lessons from Kenya: from Research to Nation Building
Editor’s Note: Last week Nigeria Health Watch Team members Ada Ezeokoli, Chibuike Alagboso and Bashar…More
Browsing: Africa
Nigeria’s Race to the 2020 Goal of 90-90-90; An ambitious target to end AIDS
Editor’s Note: As part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat,…More
A mighty Iroko in the Nigerian health sector has fallen: A tribute to the late Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
“I shall not mourn you! Not at all. You were a blessing. Your footprints are…More
A tribute to a great Epidemiologist and a great friend of Africa
Editor’s note: Chikwe Ihekweazu was Curator of Nigeria Health Watch until he was appointed as…More
Can the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria?
Iruka Okeke is at the University of Ibadan. She writes this week about the progress…More
Antibiotic Resistance in Nigeria: From Awareness to Action
Editor’s Note: Iruka N. Okeke is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the University of Ibadan,…More
Ten highlights from the 21st International Conference on AIDS
O ver the last week, your Nigeria Health Watch team has been at the 21st…More
Almost no Science from Nigeria at International Conference on AIDS
Finally, the moment came – The 21st International Conference on AIDS kicked off in Durban,…More
Back to Durban, for the International Conference on AIDS
I have profound memories of the 13th International AIDS Conference that was held in Durban,…More
How many Nigerians are living with HIV?
This has been an increasingly controversial question recently. Understanding the burden of HIV in Nigeria…More
Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team visits Abuja
Reading Nigerian newspapers, or browsing the plethora of social media platforms, it is easy to…More
Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective
The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and…More
The Global Fund, Governance and the Shame of a Country
Gloria is a vibrant young lady who is “living positively” with HIV. She featured on…More
Special Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria
In the week that a major announcement was made by WHO shortening the treatment of multidrug-resistant…More