COVID-19 has shown that without health, we have nothing
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Gabriel Oke and Omodolapo Shobowale (Lead Writers) On April 8, 2018, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO)…
UHC: Nigeria's Political Will, a Catalyst!
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership opinion piece comes from Dr. Uchenna Ewelike, a Senior Health Economist. He re-echo’s the importance of…
Vision First - Universal Eye Health for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
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The value of vision in our daily living is tremendous. However, many of us tend to take our eyesight for granted, until…
Destination Universal Health Coverage: Could PPPs be the vehicle to get us there?
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The best stories of growth in Nigeria have been private sector driven – whether it is in telecommunications, financial services or in…
Statement by WHO Director-General on World Health Day 2019
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WHO was born on 7 April 1948 with a clear and ambitious vision: a world in which all people enjoy the highest…
WHO Africa Health Forum to shape next steps in universal health care on the continent
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Global leaders and health experts will come together at the continent’s seminal health-focused event to identify workable solutions that will strengthen African…
Wetin be Universal Health Coverage?
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In the push for global health reforms, no initiative has been as uniting as the call for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Governments…
Face to face with Nigeria’s ailing emergency health system: One daughter’s story
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Editor’s Note: This week’s blog comes from a Nigeria Health Watch team member. She writes about coming head to head with the…
Universal Health Coverage and the role of “marketers” for health in Nigeria
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On December 12, the world celebrates Universal Health Coverage Day to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the unanimous United Nations resolution calling…
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…