HealthTorchlightDisplaced but Determined in Borno; Exclusive Breastfeeding in the midst of a humanitarian crisis By f5shc September 4, 2018 7 Mins read The Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Maiduguri is home to over 30,000 people. It is one of several IDP camps… Read more
Top 10 Health NewsTop Ten News Items on Health, 31st August 2018 By f5shc August 31, 2018 1 Mins read Nigeria’s Polio laboratories pass another round of accreditation exercise. Donors provide 95% of HIV/AIDS funding in Nigeria –NACA DG. Fresh Crisis rocks… Read more
HealthThought LeadershipPatients’ Bill of Rights; Game Changer or Another Policy Paper? By f5shc August 29, 2018 5 Mins read Beep… beep. Beep…beep…beep! Multiple text and WhatsApp notifications all from the same unfamiliar source. It is late, so I frown with more… Read more
HealthTorchlightCan community organisations lead in taking sexual health education to rural areas? By f5shc August 27, 2018 8 Mins read As the nation’s seat of power, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is usually associated with splendour. This opinion about the city is… Read more
Top 10 Health NewsTop Ten News Items on Health, 24th August 2018 By f5shc August 24, 2018 1 Mins read Ebola cases in DR Congo jump to 103. 33 children die of acute malnutrition in Bama IDP camp — MSF. NURHI Introduces… Read more
Thought LeadershipWetin be Universal Health Coverage? By f5shc August 23, 2018 6 Mins read In the push for global health reforms, no initiative has been as uniting as the call for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Governments… Read more
HealthTorchlightThe last mile: On the frontlines of polio eradication in Kano State By f5shc August 20, 2018 9 Mins read In August 2016, the last poliovirus case in Nigeria was diagnosed in Monguno Local Government Area in the North-Eastern state of Borno…. Read more
Top 10 Health NewsTop Ten News Items on Health, 17th August 2018 By f5shc August 17, 2018 1 Mins read U.S., FG, others fund $11m new Demographic Health Survey in Nigeria. World Bank Approves $20m to Support Nigeria’s BHCPF. WHO to donate 31 million… Read more
HealthThought LeadershipCrafting tailored training to improve healthcare leadership capacity: The LEAPS example By f5shc August 15, 2018 5 Mins read “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Jim John Continuous capacity development is integral in healthcare… Read more
HealthTorchlightFrom Onitsha to Silicon Valley: Teen girls’ app may save Nigerians from fake drugs By f5shc August 14, 2018 7 Mins read Save a Soul, a team of five students from the Regina Pacis Secondary School Onitsha in Anambra State, won a place in… Read more