Health
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Adebayo Alonge: Improving Access To Quality and Affordable Health Solutions in Nigeria
Sep 4, 2014Aside low health care facilities, self-medication and inaccessibility of quality drugs are one of the dangers facing health development in rural parts of Nigeria and the world in general. According to Tanimola Akande, a professor of... -
Dandelion Kenya: On Youth Involvement In HIV Response In Kenya
Sep 4, 2014Youth is a transient stage that embodies potential, promise, renewal, new frontiers, novel ideas, advancing the untested, identity exploration, self-focus and infinite possibilities. The same youth is also; rash, risk taking, experimental, self indulgent, unknowable, restless... -
GIST-A-DOCTOR: Helping Nigerians Access Doctors And Medical Advice On-The-Go
Aug 1, 2014Mobile phone is changing how people access health information in Nigeria. Tech savvy entrepreneurs and organizations are developing different applications and services to improve the digital lifestyle of Nigerians while impacting their health. GIST-A-DOCTOR, a new... -
Nigeria DHS Data Shows Stagnant Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
Jul 30, 2014Below is Nigeria DHS data (via www.dktnigeria.org) showing the stagnant Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) for the past 10 years despite the efforts and the funds provided by various agencies and donors: A recent voxpop (text) by Olalekan Paul... -
I Am A Girl: Kikelomo Taiwo Writes On The Realities Of Married Adolescents
Jul 28, 2014I was part of a team that conducted a focused group discussion for young married adolescent boys and girls on Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Child-Marriage in Wamba LGA, Nassarawa State, North-central Nigeria. It was quite... -
#TalkHealth9ja: Talking Health The Nigerian Way
Jul 21, 2014“TalkHealth9ja”, a new innovative radio show has launched in Nigeria. The radio show is aimed at providing health related information in Pidgin English – a language spoken and understood by over half of the country’s population.... -
Documentary Photography: Old People Deserve Access To Quality Healthcare
Jul 10, 2014During a trip to Iseluku community in Delta state, Nigeria, for the purpose of documenting lifestyle of the aged, Ola Taiwo, found a common challenge – old people lacked access to quality medical care in the... -
Young People Hold The Key To Fighting Diseases In Africa
Jun 22, 2014“Young Africans are the key to a healthy future for the continent.” Those were the words of the Executive Director for Africa, Junior Doctors Network, World Medical Association; Patrick Ezie who has maintained that young Africans are... -
Exploring The Untapped Potential In Local Pharmaceutical Sector
Jun 11, 2014During the Seventh Joint African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference held in Abuja, Nigeria, in March, leaders and key multilateral organizations made commitments to...