Demonizing Nigerian Doctors - an Agenda for Change
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Reflecting on the recent doctors strike, and the threat by other health sector workers of further strikes, we took a fresh look…
SURE-P MCH: Fighting for the Life of every Mother and every Child
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Following the feedback from our story on the work of Pro Health International, we realised that very little is known by many…
The largest medical Exhibition in West Africa, to hold in Lagos Oct 15 - 17
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Next month, another edition of Medic West Africa will hold in Lagos. This event has grown to become the largest medical exhibition…
Heroes in Health
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A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his/her brave deeds and noble qualities. A health system is…
MDGs: “Every Day counts, every Action counts, every Life counts"
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We recently attended the “2014 Partners’ Forum” in Johannesburg, South Africa, together with about a thousand other colleagues from the public and…
Seven out of ten Nigerians not confident in Capacity of their local Hospitals to manage Ebola
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We will be surprised if there is a Nigerian out there that has not yet heard about the Ebola virus. It’s on…
Five inconvenient Truths that the Ebola Outbreak has revealed
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As at the 18th of August 2014, there are 11 confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria and 4 deaths. About 190 contacts…
Hospitals at the Frontline of the Ebola Response
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Hospitals have been at the heart of the spread of the Ebola virus from the first outbreak ever reported; but they are…
Ebola in Nigeria: should we be worried?
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Prologue We are putting up this post as a result of increasing demand for information on this disease. As of today, the…
An island of hope: Visiting the Obio Community Health Insurance Scheme
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There have been many calls for universal health coverage recently. Nigeria is one of the signatories to the universal health coverage plan…