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Information is Power

by chikwe ihekweazuA few years ago...I walked into the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja in search of a specific report. After spending an afternoon being sent from pillar to…

DDT and Malaria: Back to the Basics II

by Ndubuisi EdeogaEvery Nigerian doctor remembers the phrase from medical school “common things occur commonly”…always think of malaria!The burden of disease of malaria on the Nigerian population is self-evident. At…

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 sad state of the environment in…

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 service in Nigeria. My entire…

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 (or not)?We have often looked…

Nigeria takes on tobacco companies

I’ve blogged before about the challenges of tobacco control in Nigeria. The fact is that with the increasing effectiveness of anti-smoking policies in the Western world, the tobacco companies with…

National Hospital Abuja: Unrealised Expectations

From the outside, our National Hospital does look impressive. Lush green, well-manicured lawns, with sprinklers, clean surroundings, cleanish corridors, and a sprinkling of computers. I always thought that this would…

How THISDAY reported the measles outbreak in Zaria

Sometimes it is difficult to gauge the media coverage of events in Nigeria, so I was happy to receive a copy of the Thisday newspaper from a reader of this…

Sad – Yet another Measles outbreak

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 Nigeria causes us particular pain. Early…

Ember months and Road Traffic Accidents

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 put forward various reasons for…