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As Efforts Intensify to Contain Bundibugyo Ebola, Women Remain Most Vulnerable to Its Economic Impact

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An Epidemic of Parastatals in Nigeria’s Health Sector

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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

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An air ambulance to India

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 24, 2011

A friend of mine travelled from Lagos to New Delhi for a business meeting, and called me shortly after his return. “Chikwe, you will not believe what I experienced on the flight; almost every passenger had a tube of some sort, from catheters to intravenous lines, often accompanied by nurses or/and family, both in business […]

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Visit to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital – the largest hospital in the world

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 11, 2011

One often needs to look beyond the circumstances at home in Nigeria to understand the scale of our challenge. We have 17 Teaching hospitals, and a Federal Medical Centre in every state without a Teaching Hospital. During a recent visit to my alma mata – the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, I found many […]

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The controversial clause in the "new" National Health Bill

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 6, 2011

The “new” National Health Bill is stuck in the presidency where it has been sent to be signed, as health sector professionals quarrel over a significantly flawed yet, trivial clause in the bill. This does more to illustrate the state of national thinking and dialogue, than anything else in recent national discourse. It is a pity that […]

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My Chief – The Honourable Minister of Health

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 21, 2011

In 1996, I started my one year housemanship programme in an unlikely location;  Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba. While not necessarily renowned for its academic or clinical excellence at the time, the hospital in its early years of becoming a teaching hospital had sought some excellent, young, enthusiastic consultants to drive its clinical […]

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Memories and Hopes of South Sudan

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 9, 2011

Today is a special day – so we will make an exemption from our focus on health in Nigeria. Today, Africa adds a new independent country – South Sudan.The significance of this moment is difficult to describe. But sadly, very few of us Africans have had the chance to travel on the continent. South Sudan […]

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