AfricaDiasporaHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaThe Global Fund, Governance and the Shame of a Country By f5shc May 24, 2016 4 Mins read Gloria is a vibrant young lady who is “living positively” with HIV. She featured on our #OpenMoH radio show five months ago… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaSpecial Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria By f5shc May 16, 2016 3 Mins read In the week that a major announcement was made by WHO shortening the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the scientific community is coming together… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaFive big issues at the International Conference of Midwives in Abuja By f5shc May 10, 2016 5 Mins read May 5 was this year’s International Day of the Midwife. To commemorate this day in Nigeria, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, UNFPA,… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaAs the Health Minister’s 10,000 PHC transformation agenda starts, we urge him to keep primary health care under ONE roof By f5shc May 3, 2016 5 Mins read We are in May. Later this month we will mark one year into the tenure of the Buhari administration, a quarter of… Read more
HealthHealth PolicyNHW EventsNigeriaTechnologyStronger together – increasing effectiveness of advocacy in the Nigerian health sector By f5shc April 27, 2016 5 Mins read The room was almost full at 8 a.m., as advocates, leaders of civil society organisations and senior government officials gathered in Abuja… Read more
DiasporaEventsHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaMaking our Voices Count: Active Citizenship for Health By f5shc April 20, 2016 2 Mins read We can see from other sectors in Nigeria, how active citizenship is driving change. From the elections, to the increased responsiveness of… Read more
DiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipTen Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health By f5shc April 12, 2016 2 Mins read It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipOn World Tuberculosis Day - Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic By f5shc March 22, 2016 4 Mins read March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract… Read more
AfricaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipNigerian health policy makers gather in Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health By f5shc March 15, 2016 6 Mins read Once every year, the Ministers of Health, leaders of all the health parastatals, and the commissioners of health and their teams gather… Read more
AfricaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipReality check: Pictures from around Nigeria By f5shc February 23, 2016 3 Mins read We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and… Read more