Guest post by Iruka N Okeke …and we endorse and actively support its content! Nigerian scientists, doctors and technical experts joined their colleagues from around the world to launch the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication on 11 April 2013. Today, the world is closer than ever to eradicating polio, with just 223 cases in five countries […]
We have been quiet on this blog for some time. We write about the health sector in Nigeria. It is tough because there is rarely good news. The map below is a bit dated but shows where most of our challenges lie with all the health indices in Nigeria. It is also no news to […]
Until recently the Nigerian Medical Association (needs a better website!) has been little more than a labour union, protecting the narrow interests of its members. It’s voice was rarely heard in the public space on issues of critical national importance. Rarely was it seen as a champion for the interests of the patients who doctors swear at graduation to […]
Those that follow Nigerian politics may be astounded at the speed with which the SAME SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION BILL is passing through our houses of parliament (especially considering that the National Health Bill is still in the making after 8 years). This is one bill that appears to have united Muslim and Christian leaders, with […]
Dear Friends, Christmas two years ago, I asked my friend; Patrick Anigbo to reflect on a very personal story. This Christmas, I was reminded of the post as the issues are still as relevant now as they were then, maybe more so. The central message is that our society, indeed any society is only as strong as its […]
