AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipUrgent Public Service Announcement: Product withdrawal to save the sight of our children By f5shc September 6, 2015 4 Mins read Early in September 2015, in Yobe State in Nigeria, a three-week old baby was brought to a doctor with corneal ulceration leading… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipThree reasons Strikes will continue in Nigeria's Health Sector By f5shc September 1, 2015 4 Mins read No part of public service in Nigeria has experienced more strikes than the health sector. Right now, public tertiary hospitals in Nigeria… Read more
AfricaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipFor One Percent: An Innovative Blood Bank in Nigeria By f5shc August 25, 2015 3 Mins read This week’s guest post is by Temie Giwa-Tubosun, director of the One Percent Project, whose aim is to improve the blood transfusion… Read more
AfricaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsInside a Nigerian IDP camp - a Public Health Perspective By f5shc August 18, 2015 5 Mins read A few weeks ago, my colleague Chioma and I volunteered with Pro Health International to provide free medical care for IDPs in… Read more
AfricaNHW EventsNigeriaThought LeadershipUniversal Health Coverage – President Buhari’s opportunity to become a national hero By f5shc August 11, 2015 4 Mins read This week’s guest blog comes from Robert Yates, an internationally recognized expert on progressive health financing. He works for Chatham House, the… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaThought LeadershipWaiting for the promised Change in the Health Sector By f5shc August 4, 2015 4 Mins read This piece is contributed by Remi Adeseun. Remi is a pharmacist and health sector entrepreneur, Chairman of Rodot Nigeria Limited (a Medical… Read more
AfricaDiasporaNigeriaTechnologyThought LeadershipCan technology-based measurement transform the Nigerian Health Sector? By f5shc July 28, 2015 4 Mins read The Nigerian Banking Sector is almost unrecognizable compared to where it was just a few years ago. As a consumer, you can… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipNigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over By f5shc July 21, 2015 4 Mins read Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the… Read more
AfricaDiasporaEventsNigeriaThought LeadershipNigerian Doctors in the Americas meet in Orlando By f5shc July 14, 2015 5 Mins read Every year, Nigerian doctors meet all over the world in their organisations to find ways to inspire each other to engage more… Read more
AfricaNigeriaThought LeadershipVisits to Health ProjectsAgainst all Odds, a small Miracle is taking place in Bauchi By f5shc July 7, 2015 4 Mins read The Nigeria Health Watch team recently visited Bauchi State. We had been invited by USAID’s Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP). The… Read more