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

Jul 06, 2026
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An Epidemic of Parastatals in Nigeria’s Health Sector

Jul 04, 2026
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From Innovation to Integration: What It Will Take to Make Every Pregnancy Safer in Nigeria

Jul 03, 2026
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Community Feedback Prompts PHC Upgrade in Gauraka, Niger State

Jul 03, 2026
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Why Zambia is Rethinking Tuberculosis Testing, and Why Validation Must Come First

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Minister of Health – the flawed debate

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 14, 2010

My professional association the Nigerian Medical Association has recently found its voice – it wants a Minister of Health that fits the following profile; “… the most appropriate health professional to lead the Federal Ministry of Health is a patriotic medical practitioner with integrity, sound administrative acumen, rich clinical experience and untainted record of service. […]

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18 Months…

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 5, 2010

by ndubuisi edeogaEighteen months. That is the average duration of Health ministers tenures in Africa. This is according to Dr Nigel Crisp in his book Turning the World Upside Down: the search for global health in the 21st Century, Read more here. This has to change for meaningful development to take foot hold. In Nigeria, […]

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Business, just not as usual in Cross River State

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 3, 2010

What a difference it would make if all the large companies that do business in Nigeria begin to invest in the country’s growth….and not just in some token sponsorship of a sports event but invest in the education systems, in the innovation that will drive our growth. What a difference it would make.Segun Olude a […]

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MANSAG mentoring Nigerian Doctors

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 29, 2010

MANSAG is the Medical Association of Nigerians across Great Britain. Despite the odds, this association has been growing from strength to strength in supporting Nigerian doctors in the UK. Recently their mentoring activities have been  reinvigorated by Nigerian doctors in training, and ably led by Nkem Onyeador – herself a paediatric registrar. Over the last few scientific meetings of MANSAG and […]

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Why is the “giant of Africa” not Nigeria?

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 27, 2010

March 21 is the day South Africans and the rest of the world  marked the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, a turning point in the nation’s history….and events of that day have been on my mind. I wonder how many Nigerian children are taught about Sharpeville in school. Today we bring to you a […]

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