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Pfizer and the 1996 meningitis outbreak in Nigeria: Who is lying?, and 9 other questions

It is now common knowledge that Pfizer used a drug trovafloxacin (commonly called Trovan) to treat Nigerians in a 1996 cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) outbreak in Nigeria’s Kano district. This drug…

Measles outbreak update, civil society oversight and some cheering notes

The death toll from the measles outbreak in Borno continues to rise with 80 deaths reported by Thisday newspaper as at yesterday. There is still little evidence of an intensified…

Another Measles Outbreak

The Nigerian Guardian reports that 60 children have died from a measles outbreak in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. 400 other children are said to be infected. If we are to…

Blogging Nigeria's Health Scene

Why start a blog about health and health care in Nigera, who has time to read them...and really who cares? Questions we asked ourselves. Ike Anya and I have frequently…