AfricaDiasporaEventsHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaFive takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective By f5shc May 31, 2016 5 Mins read The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and 28th of May in Geneva. It had… 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
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
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
AfricaDiasporaEventsHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipAccountability NOW: A Summit to Advance Newborn and Maternal Health in Nigeria By f5shc February 9, 2016 3 Mins read Editor: The National Summit on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) will take place in Abuja on February 16-18. The… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipLack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria By f5shc January 26, 2016 4 Mins read Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaTechnologyThought Leadership‘A Beautiful Mind – Opening up about Mental Health’ at Social Media Week Lagos By f5shc January 19, 2016 3 Mins read On February 26, 2016, Nigeria Health Watch will partner with Asktoks.com at a Masterclass during this year’s Social Media Week Lagos, to… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipDear President Buhari, honour the 2001 Abuja declaration and deliver a genuinely Pro-Poor 2016 Budget By f5shc January 5, 2016 5 Mins read Editor: On the 19th of December 2015, we at Nigeria Health Watch joined the ONE Campaign and 24 other Non-Governmental Organisations in writing… Read more