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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…
Grange takes centre stage
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 to have a profound effect…
Why children continue to die from a disease that can be prevented with 50 cents!
...Our inability to raise coverage of routine immunisation in Nigeria remains one of the biggest scandals of our age. Huge outbreaks are still happening in 2007! 3 years ago I…
Oh No…just how do we communicate this?
Like many on this forum will know, Nigeria has come to be closely associated with the near collapse of the Global Polio Eradication programme. Several states in Northern Nigeria suspended…
Doctors in power: We are proud!
Since restoration of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, we in the medical profession have been extremely lucky to have some of our own in positions of power in Nigeria, called…
Kanu Heart Foundation: Proving sceptics wrong
The Kanu Heart Foundation is often in the the news ...and rightly so!When Kanu set up his foundation in 2002 and officially commenced operations in London and Nigeria to help…
Information is power? Keeping it hidden is also powerful!
A lot of interesting bilateral health related initiatives seem to be happening behind the scenes in Nigeria. One is reassured by the beginnings of central coordination. However, one cannot help…