by Adanna Chukwuma As long as we continue to lose our children to preventable disease, we not only perpetuate the unjust conditions that cause these deaths, we stall our progress as a nation. Have you been to a hospital nursery lately? The next time you visit one; randomly count eight children out of the crowd.... Read More

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Adanna Chukwuma: We need to rethink education financing in Nigeria (Y! Policy Hub)

by Adanna Chukwuma ….where is private philanthropy for education in Nigeria? Everyone seems to be funding a few primary schools here and there. What happens beyond primary school? Does primary school give you the skills you need to become a programmer, treat diseases, run a company or invent a machine?…. Three months ago, almost to... Read More

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September 5, 2013

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Adanna Chukwuma: An evening with Marshall Ganz – Advancing health equity from the ground up (Y! Policy Hub)

by Adanna Chukwuma Successful movements to reverse health inequity will not be built by one leader but by a movement of leaders, each a champion in their own right at varying levels. Growing up in a country run by the military deeply influenced my notion about leading change: national political leadership seemed inherently superior and... Read More

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August 8, 2013

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Adanna Chukwuma: Towards a global commitment in support of community health worker programs (Y! Policy Hub)

by Adanna Chukwuma By the end of 2015, with concerted global action, we could bring quality health care to the doorsteps of 650 million Africans, many of whom would be excluded otherwise. Now that’s a no-brainer. Three years ago I was working as a medical doctor in one of the poorest states in Northern Nigeria, with... Read More