As part of the Second Nigeria: Partnership for Health Conference that held in London on the 6th of November, the Public Health Foundation of Nigeria recognised the contributions of 3 extraordinary colleagues in the health sector in Nigeria. We recognised these senior colleagues not only for their pioneering work and their leadership but for the […]
On the 6th November 2010, over 150 colleagues working in different capacities within the Nigerian health sector assembled at the beautiful facilities of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the second of the Nigeria: Partnership for Health conferences. These conferences are a collaboration between Nigerian health professionals in the Diaspora, and health professionals and institutions in Nigeria, […]
Anyone following Nigerian politics will have seen the uproar in the press when the the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Lamido Sanusi made public, and stood his ground despite public hounding by our “distinguished” senators that the National Assembly consumed 25 per cent of Federal Government’s total overhead budget.You might ask…but what has that […]
The Wikileaks cable leaks continue and today, makes allegations on Pfizer’s attempts to influence a settlement on the clinical trials lawsuit filed against it by Nigeria Read all about it here Hmmm… we had earlier blogged about the Pfizer lawsuit here, here and here http://www.nigeriahealthwatch.com/ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people […]
Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, predecessor of the current Nigerian health minister has been appointed to head the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the agency announced recently. Professor Osotimehin was serving as provost of the College of Medicine until his new appointment. He takes over from Dr Thoraya Obaid, a Saudi Arabian anthropologist whose tenure comes to […]
