The Hill, 20 July 2015 Buhari and Obama can end Polio in Africa
For every one of the almost 70 years I have lived in Nigeria, children – often by the hundreds – have become paralyzed from a virus that I’ve spent my professional life trying to stop. But this year may be different. Since July 24, 2014, one year ago this week, Nigeria has not recorded a single case of wild poliovirus. This is the first time this has happened in history. If Nigeria is able to stay on track, it can be removed from the short list of countries that have never halted polio transmission.
Medical World Nigeria, 22 July 2015 The Avoidable Crisis in the Health Sector
As you are reading this article, more than twenty federal government-owned hospitals are closed down and activities were paralysed by the industrial action of resident doctors under the leadership of Association of Resident Doctors. For those who don’t know, resident doctors are doctors on postgraduate training in a specialised area of interest anchored by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West Africa College of Surgeon or Physicians.
Leadership, 23 July 2015 Nigeria, One Step Closer to Polio Eradication - NPHCDA
Nigeria is one step closer to achieving the goal of eradicating polio in 2017 as it has been one year since the last case of polio was reported in the country. The last case of polio in Nigeria was reported exactly a year today in a 16-month old boy from Sumaila LGA in Kano State.
Pulse, 23 July 2015 In Lagos: Psychiatric hospital health workers suspend 7-week strike
Health workers at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, on Thursday suspended their seven-week-old strike to give room for further dialogue with the hospital's management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who visited the hospital report that the workers, including nurses, pharmacists and record officers, were seen on duty, though doctors remained on strike.
Gong News, 20 July 2015 NAFDAC DG, Orhii, is corrupt - Ex-finance Director
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been rocked by a crisis which has taken another twist as the redeployed former Finance Director, Ademola Mogbojuri, has accused the NAFDAC’s Director-General, Dr. Paul Orhii, of massive corruption. Mogbojuri accused Orhii of financial recklessness, saying he has evidences of inappropriate financial transactions involving the DG.
ThisDay, 23 July 2015 NAFDAC DG Absolves Self of Corruption Charges
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, on Wednesday absolved himself of the corruption allegations levelled against him by a former Director of Finance in the agency, Ademola Mogbojuri. The allegations came amid wrangling between Orhii and Mogbojuri. Orhii, while speaking with journalists on the crisis, explained that throughout his records, he has led the agency in a transparent manner, and followed due process in awarding contracts.
Global Press Journal, 22 July 2015 Nigerian Student's Death Spotlights Weaknesses in University's Health Care System
When a university student passed out in an overcrowded common room at a University of Ibadan residence hall, students scrambled to get him help. But a health care post established to serve that hall had been shuttered, and no ambulance driver was available to respond to the emergency. The student’s death sparked student outrage – and a university investigation into the widespread shortcomings of its health care service.
PM News, 20 July 2015 Nigeria to support establishment of African Centre for Disease Control
The proposed African Centre for Disease Control, (ACDC) must be designed as a veritable institution to strengthen and enhance health systems in the African continent and Nigeria is ready to support the initiative, Linus Awute, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health said on Sunday at the Meeting of African Ministers of Health, on the Establishment of the African CDC, holding in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
YNaija News, 19 July 2015 The Nigerian Ebola Story: The victors, the villians and the victims
In the midst of this apprehension however, a woman displayed bravery. Dr Adedevoh discharged her duties without fear or favor. She defied the odds, upheld standard practice, spurned intimidations and threats from various powers and put her life on the line just to save Nigeria from an impending catastrophe! She and her team remained undaunted as they fight to contain a likely infectious disease!
The Guardian, 17 July 2015 'Nigeria's health sector worse than those of war-torn nations'
WITH less than six months to the end of the deadline for attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and two months to the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Nigeria still has one of the worst health indices and far worse than worn-torn countries like Liberia. Reasons: The Guardian investigation has shown that since the Abuja Declaration in 2001 Nigeria has never spent more than eight per cent of its annual national budget on health. In fact, the country has been spending an average of six per cent of its budget on health in the last six years.
Nigeria Health Watch, 21 July 2015 Nigeria interrupts Polio, but the fight is not over
Nigeria is about to cross an important milestone in its fight to eradicate polio. July 24th will mark one year since the last polio case was recorded in the country. Nigeria Health Watch team member Ifeanyi Nsofor reflects on the effort it has taken to get us here and what it will take to maintain Nigeria’s polio-free status.
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