Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2017
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Nigeria’s Mohammed Pate, two other candidates shortlisted for Global Fund’s ED post. Health Minister Inaugurates Statutory Committees for National Health Act. Minister…
A tribute to a great Epidemiologist and a great friend of Africa
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Editor’s note: Chikwe Ihekweazu was Curator of Nigeria Health Watch until he was appointed as Chief Executive of the Nigeria Centre for…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th February 2017
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FG approves new National Health Policy. FG Signs Seventy Million Euro EU Support For Health . Nigeria to benefit from MacArthur foundation’s…
Can your love survive the genotype test?
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February the 14th means a number of things to different people. Popularly known as Valentine’s Day, it is often replete with messages…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th February 2017
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NACA, NCDC dismiss HIV/AIDS cure claims by Nigerian Professor. NASS to increase 2017 health sector budget to N1.1trn — Tejuoso. HMOs return…
Is the Nigerian government one step closer to evidence-based decision making in health?
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Editor’s Note: This week’s Thought Leadership Piece was contributed by Olusesan A. Makinde, Senior Health Information Systems Advisor with MEASURE Evaluation project,…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 03 February 2017
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Jos communities reject polio vaccine, want food instead. Health minister denies knowledge of HIV cure by Abia professor. Reps to earmark more…
Cancer: Time to wake up to the challenge in Nigeria!
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As the world marks World Cancer Day, it forces us to focus again on the challenge of prevention, detection and treatment of…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 27th January 2017
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Nigerian govt delivers N4.3 billion health, nutrition items to north-east. Nigeria does not know number of people with HIV, says minister. FG…
Should the health sector be tasked with road safety?
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There is hardly anyone in Nigeria who does not have a personal tale of road crashes to tell. In 2007, my mother…