AfricaThought LeadershipLessons from Kenya: from Research to Nation Building By f5shc February 23, 2018 5 Mins read Editor’s Note: Last week Nigeria Health Watch Team members Ada Ezeokoli, Chibuike Alagboso and Bashar Abubakar were in Kenya to participate in… Read more
AfricaHealth PolicyNigeriaThought LeadershipNigeria’s Race to the 2020 Goal of 90-90-90; An ambitious target to end AIDS By f5shc October 12, 2017 5 Mins read Editor’s Note: As part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipA mighty Iroko in the Nigerian health sector has fallen: A tribute to the late Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin By f5shc June 7, 2017 3 Mins read “I shall not mourn you! Not at all. You were a blessing. Your footprints are large but your humanity much larger. First,… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealthThought LeadershipA tribute to a great Epidemiologist and a great friend of Africa By f5shc February 21, 2017 4 Mins read Editor’s note: Chikwe Ihekweazu was Curator of Nigeria Health Watch until he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Nigeria Centre for… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealthThought LeadershipCan the ASLM Conference reinvigorate Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria? By f5shc December 14, 2016 5 Mins read Iruka Okeke is at the University of Ibadan. She writes this week about the progress made in the world of laboratory medicine… Read more
AfricaAntibiotic Resistance in Nigeria: From Awareness to Action By f5shc November 16, 2016 3 Mins read Editor’s Note: Iruka N. Okeke is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a UK Medical Research Council African… Read more
AfricaTen highlights from the 21st International Conference on AIDS By f5shc July 26, 2016 8 Mins read [dropcap]O[/dropcap] ver the last week, your Nigeria Health Watch team has been at the 21st International AIDS Conference, the largest conference on… Read more
AfricaAlmost no Science from Nigeria at International Conference on AIDS By f5shc July 19, 2016 5 Mins read [dropcap]F[/dropcap]inally, the moment came – The 21st International Conference on AIDS kicked off in Durban, South Africa on the 18th of July,… Read more
AfricaBack to Durban, for the International Conference on AIDS By f5shc July 12, 2016 5 Mins read I have profound memories of the 13th International AIDS Conference that was held in Durban, South Africa, in July 2000. I was… Read more
AfricaDiasporaHealthHealth PolicyNigeriaHow many Nigerians are living with HIV? By f5shc June 14, 2016 4 Mins read This has been an increasingly controversial question recently. Understanding the burden of HIV in Nigeria is more important now than ever before,… Read more