Inside a Nigerian IDP camp - a Public Health Perspective
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A few weeks ago, my colleague Chioma and I volunteered with Pro Health International to provide free medical care for IDPs in…
Nigerian Doctors in the Americas meet in Orlando
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Every year, Nigerian doctors meet all over the world in their organisations to find ways to inspire each other to engage more…
Defining the Health Sector of our Dreams in Nigeria – Future of Health Conference 2015
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On Thursday June 18 2015, Nigeria Health Watch invites you to join health professionals, health enthusiasts, government agencies and the media to…
Are we at a Turning Point on Malaria?
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On World Malaria Day we asked Dr Uchenna Nwokenna, a Medical Epidemiologist and Health Systems Specialist who has spent most of the…
How safe is our Food?
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Today is World Health Day, and the theme for this year is “Food safety: from farm to plate, make food safe”. The…
Have we, the Citizens, done our Part?
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Have we, the Citizens, done our Part? It is a period of election in Nigeria. Vote counting is going on all across…
Putting Health on the Agenda of the Nigerian Elections: a Call to Action
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It’s election season in Nigeria, and the volume of the debates online and offline are reaching a deafening pitch. Interestingly the focus…
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), the six-year Journey from Ibadan to Lokoja
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By Chizoba Wonodi Nigeria launched the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its childhood immunization schedule in Lokoja, on December…
The largest medical Exhibition in West Africa, to hold in Lagos Oct 15 - 17
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Next month, another edition of Medic West Africa will hold in Lagos. This event has grown to become the largest medical exhibition…
MDGs: “Every Day counts, every Action counts, every Life counts"
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We recently attended the “2014 Partners’ Forum” in Johannesburg, South Africa, together with about a thousand other colleagues from the public and…