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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 that NATIONAL Agency for the…
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. I WILL TRY. But sadly,…
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 other NGOs working in the…
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…
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 two years. There are fundamental…
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 could not decide if the…
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…