Extraordinary Humans – The Hospitals For Humanity Team visits Abuja
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Reading Nigerian newspapers, or browsing the plethora of social media platforms, it is easy to think that the country is doomed. On…
Five takeaways of the 69th World Health Assembly from a Nigerian Perspective
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The 69th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization held between the 23rd and 28th of May in Geneva. It had…
The Global Fund, Governance and the Shame of a Country
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Gloria is a vibrant young lady who is “living positively” with HIV. She featured on our #OpenMoH radio show five months ago…
Special Edition: Conference brings attention to Tuberculosis in Nigeria
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In the week that a major announcement was made by WHO shortening the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the scientific community is coming together…
Five big issues at the International Conference of Midwives in Abuja
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May 5 was this year’s International Day of the Midwife. To commemorate this day in Nigeria, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, UNFPA,…
As the Health Minister’s 10,000 PHC transformation agenda starts, we urge him to keep primary health care under ONE roof
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We are in May. Later this month we will mark one year into the tenure of the Buhari administration, a quarter of…
On World Tuberculosis Day - Reflections on a Forgotten Epidemic
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March 24 is World TB Day, yet for most people that have the privilege of reading this piece, tuberculosis is an abstract…
Nigerian health policy makers gather in Sokoto for the 58th National Council on Health
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Once every year, the Ministers of Health, leaders of all the health parastatals, and the commissioners of health and their teams gather…
Reality check: Pictures from around Nigeria
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We often sit in the big cities and talk and write about health issues. We attend conferences and seminars, dissemination events and…
Time for courage: Nigeria’s health security and the National Centre for Disease Control
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Nigeria defeated Ebola! That was the single story. No one asked about how the N1.9B released for the response was used. What…