In May 2015, a few months after my experience as part of the Ebola outbreak response team in Liberia, I shared my reflections on what was a life-changing experience personally and professionally. In that piece, I emphasized my key learning from the response – the role of gaining the trust of the people that we... Read More

October 16, 2017

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Opinion: 5 key things to know about the Monkeypox outbreak

by Dr Charles-Davies Omiete If you have been following the news, it has been a few weeks since a rare viral disease has been dominating headlines in Nigeria. A Monkeypox outbreak has caused a lot of people to ask for information about the disease. Question about what causes it, its signs and symptoms and how... Read More

Opinion

Monkeypox, nigeria, opinion, Public health

October 16, 2017

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Fisayo Soyombo: Zahra and Aisha Buhari as fashionable Aso Rock Clinic critics

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo There are the Buharis who are not Buharists. Credit to Nasir el-Rufai, the most recent and most persistent proponent of the term ‘Buharism’, ‘Buharists’ can be used loosely without guilt — in this case, to mean the political heavyweights or followers in whose eyes Buhari can do no wrong and must,... Read More

Opinion

Aisha buhari, Aso Rock Clinic, Buhari, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Public health, Social justice, Zahra Buhari

October 14, 2017

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Opinion: Reversing Nigeria’s deplorable water, sanitation and hygiene situation

by Jide Ojo Three weeks ago, precisely from September 20 – 22, I was at Yankari Game Reserve for a three day workshop organised by WaterAid Nigeria. It was an eye-opener! Did you know that 57m people in Nigeria don’t have access to safe water? Did you know that over 130m people don’t have access... Read More

Opinion

hygiene, nigeria, opinion, Public health, sanitation, water

September 27, 2017

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Mercy Abang: Jail Time or Death— Pregnant women in Nigeria face unlikely sentence in hospitals

by Mercy Abang Mrs Audu, 33, had just given birth to her first child at the Asokoro General Hospital. She was ecstatic and could not wait to take her newborn home but her joy was short-lived. “We’ve been asked to stay here until we can pay”, looking at her newborn, she said, feigning indifference. “I... Read More

Citizenship

citizenship, Health Act 2014, healthcare, nigeria, Pregnant women, Public health

September 1, 2017

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Opinion: Conquering the debilitating menace of sickle cell in Nigeria

by Gideon Arinze Until the government steps up measures to tackle sickle cell, it will continue to ravage the country. Sickle cell is a global health issue that is not as well known as malaria or tuberculosis. But every year, thousands of babies are born with the disorder. And the number is expected to... Read More

Opinion

ignorance, Love, nigeria, opinion, Public health, Relationships, sickle cell, stigmatization

August 29, 2017

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Open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari: Urgent message on the state of Healthcare in Nigeria

by Jammie Drummond Your Excellency, After the signing of the Appropriation Act on 12th June 2017, the Nigerian Health Sector Reform Coalition conducted an analysis of the Federal Government’s resource allocation to the entire health sector – including the Federal Ministry of Health. As such, it is our urgent appeal that Your Excellency increases the... Read More

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Budget for Healthcare, Buhari, nigeria, opinion, Public health

August 23, 2017

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Opinion: Wo! The Federal Ministry of Health must be drunk on its self-importance

by Micheal Ace I have said it countless times and I will repeat it: Nigeria has lost the moon while counting the stars. The Federal Ministry of Health recently took to their Twitter account that Olamide has violated the Tobacco control Act of 2015 in his new music video Wo by advertising and promoting second... Read More

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Ministry of Health, nigeria, Olamide's new single, opinion, Public health, Wo! Challenge

August 21, 2017

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Pius Adesanmi: Kogi as Nigeria’s health metaphor

by Pius Adesanmi The scenarios 1) A public health disaster in Kogi state this past week claimed scores of lives. My own Yagba land was seriously affected. The illness even seemed to zoom in on Hausa-Fulani settlers and I thanked God quietly that such a strange outbreak happened in Yagba land where, as I have... Read More

Opinion

Health sector, kogi government, nigeria, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Public health

August 12, 2017

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Opinion: Stemming soaring cases of mental illness in Nigeria

by Jide Ojo So many strange things are happening in Nigeria today that give goose pimples. Often times, I ask myself if those who indulge in many heinous crimes reported in the country are normal. There is a tendency for many people to think that only those in hospitals or invalids are sick. Indeed, there... Read More

Opinion

Mental Illness, Neuro-psychiatrist hospitals, nigeria, opinion, Public health

August 10, 2017

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The Thread: “3 health workers have been infected” | Is Ambode sleeping on this Lassa fever matter?

By no means a quiet PDP member, Demola Olarewaju is berating the current APC-led government for not doing enough to halt the spread of the deadly Lassa virus. He went ahead to call out those who attributed the success of the end of Ebola’s scourge solely to Fashola, asking why the same force of action... Read More

Opinion

APC's effectiveness, Demola Olarewaju, Ebola, Lassa fever, Public health, The Thread

August 1, 2017

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Reuben Abati: Of herbal healing, spirituality and public health

by Reuben Abati The other week, July 20 to be precise, I was the reviewer of an important book on herbal healing. Herbal healing is often dismissed as a form of sorcery and in these days of obsession with Pentecostalism, many Africans still consider traditional medicine a taboo. To disprove this, a Catholic monk, Fr.... Read More

Opinion

Herbal medicine, nigeria, opinion, Public health, reuben abati

April 29, 2017

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Opinion: The growing problem of untreated dementia in our elders

by Tony Ogunlowo Just recently a picture of a half-naked elderly woman surrounded by a lynch mob appeared online in one of the many blogs under the caption:” Bird falls from sky and transforms into Woman”. Now it beggars belief that in this day and age where everybody has a smartphone, with video recording... Read More

Opinion

dementia, mental health, nigeria, opinion, Public health, superstition, The elderly

April 27, 2017

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Opinion: Let’s talk about communicable diseases and dirty notes

by Adenekan John Are you a Nigerian resident not locked away from the everyday realities on the streets? Do you transact with the naira notes, especially the lower denominations? Well, depending on your financial class, you might have come across a worrying trend in the lower denominations of the Nigerian currency notes lately. These days,... Read More

Opinion

Communicable diseases, Dirty naira notes, nigeria, opinion, Public health

April 10, 2014

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‘It decreases your cancer risk’: 19 benefits of getting your body in shape

by Sarah Klien Even without a clinical diagnosis, working out will lift your spirits. Whether or not you find the elusive runner’s high or not, there’s no denying the extra blood flow to the brain and the extra mood-boosting endorphins it produces It’s April, so apparently it’s time to talk swimsuits. In particular, bikinis and the bodies... Read More

April 16, 2013

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‘Ola Ndi Igbo’: How to celebrate the best of our own

by Nkiru Okpareke Realizing that we stood on the shoulders of some giants to get to where we are, we also recognized some of these our people who had died. It was fun and laughter this Saturday at Civic Centre Lagos when some Igbo professionals under an umbrella body called Ola Ndi Igbo (Treasures/Jewels of... Read More

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March 23, 2012

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Kathleen Ndongmo: This unhealthy burden (YNaija Frontpage)

Public health has to be the responsibility of public administrators. A government that forces its citizens to fester in neglected agony is a government that has fallen short. Before the weekend, most of us had never heard of Okeoghene John Igwhiwotho or Fabrice Ndala Muamba. On Saturday, in front of millions, one suffered a sudden cardiac incident... Read More

Fabrice Ndala Muamba, Okeoghene John Igwhiwotho, Public health, YNaija Frontpage

A homecoming: My visit to Liberia’s new National Public Health Institute

Opinion: 5 key things to know about the Monkeypox outbreak

Fisayo Soyombo: Zahra and Aisha Buhari as fashionable Aso Rock Clinic critics

Opinion: Reversing Nigeria’s deplorable water, sanitation and hygiene situation

Mercy Abang: Jail Time or Death— Pregnant women in Nigeria face unlikely sentence in hospitals

Opinion: Conquering the debilitating menace of sickle cell in Nigeria

Open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari: Urgent message on the state of Healthcare in Nigeria

Opinion: Wo! The Federal Ministry of Health must be drunk on its self-importance

Pius Adesanmi: Kogi as Nigeria’s health metaphor

Opinion: Stemming soaring cases of mental illness in Nigeria

The Thread: “3 health workers have been infected” | Is Ambode sleeping on this Lassa fever matter?

Reuben Abati: Of herbal healing, spirituality and public health

Opinion: The growing problem of untreated dementia in our elders

Opinion: Let’s talk about communicable diseases and dirty notes

‘It decreases your cancer risk’: 19 benefits of getting your body in shape

‘Ola Ndi Igbo’: How to celebrate the best of our own

Kathleen Ndongmo: This unhealthy burden (YNaija Frontpage)

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