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Can we walk the walk: Yes we can?

Charity they say begins at home, have we covered our bases as we go on in the fight for equitable distribution of health and attempt to address all that is…

Walking the walk….

Over the years, I have become sceptical about the roles of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOS) in assisting the delivery of health care in Nigeria. Very often colleagues have proudly told me…

Get well soon Mr President, but don't forget us!

Dear Mr President,Its been a week now since you had to leave suddenly for Wiesbaden, Germany for what your able Special Adviser Olusegun Adeniyi described as a medical review of…

Prof Grange: Villain or Victim

by Chikwe Ihekweazu and Ike Anya.Watching both AIT and the NTA's national network news (beamed around the world) on Friday the 11th of April brought extreme sadness to many in…

Another false start…a chronology of reports

by chikwe ihekweazuAfter days of rumours and anxiety, the Minister of Health, Prof. Adenike Grange resigned her office with this statement:“I am leaving this cabinet because I consider my dignity,…

"With Patience, All’ll Be Well"

The Presidents Eid-el-Maulud and Easter message..."I urge you all to remain patient in the firm belief that with your continued support, understanding and cooperation, our administration shall by the grace…

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…

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,…