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Can the returning Diaspora Professionals inspire improved Quality in the Health Sector?

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 15, 2014

The last few years have seen an increasing number of African professionals who have studied and worked abroad returning to work in Africa, partly driven by the economic recession in the West, and partly driven by increasing investment and opportunities on the continent. This phenomenon, which initially seemed to be confined to non-health professionals, slowly […]

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Something special: donating blood

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 24, 2014

14 June 2014 was the “World Blood Donor Day”. Members of the NHW team recently visited the Nigerian National Blood Transfusion Service and subsequently joined them on one of their blood drives. We bring you an account of our visit which was followed by donating blood ourselves. Read our story and go off yourself to […]

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NOIPolls – Asking Nigerians what they Think about Everything, including their Health

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 17, 2014

Did you hear that smoking in public places is now banned in Lagos? According to a recent poll conducted by NOIPolls, nine out of ten Nigerians support this law, which is aimed at protecting their health from second-hand smoking. “And this result of our poll might be used to support the expansion of the anti-tobacco […]

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As elections draw close – where are Nigerian CSOs in advocacy and policy?

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 3, 2014

We have offered our Tuesday blog this week to Florida Uzoaru, an independent public health consultant. She reflects on some tough questions about the advocacy role of civil society in the health space. A little over a fortnight ago, I was invited to participate in a meeting with civil society organizations (CSOs) working on governance in Nigeria. It […]

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Ignore your heart, at your own risk

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 27, 2014

This blog post is the result of the first of a series of joint polls by the NOIPolls team and the EpiAFRIC team. NOI Polls is the premier country-specific polling service in the West African region. The I-narrator is Dr. Ike Anya. A full report is available as PDF. I was at work in London, that afternoon, in […]

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