COVID-19: President Buhari, other African leaders now give attention to health systems they once-neglected

Africa’s ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own countries, so says CNN in one of its latest reports. The report showed how African leaders both past and present patronised health facilities abroad with the flimsiest excuse while neglecting their […]

Iraq: With 580,000 People In Need, Toll On Civilians, Health Systems Mount As Clashes Rage On

Toll on civilians and health systems have continue to mount as clashes rage on in north-eastern Syria . Consequently, mass displacements have complicated the delivery of basic health services, including reproductive health and maternal health care. Already, in response to the crisis, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has expanded its coverage in hard-to-reach villages, […]

Nigeria’s New President Lays Out “The Buhari Doctrine”

May 29, 2015 — date of the power shift, paradigm shift, political shift marking the New Democratic Dispensation for Nigeria and its people. May 29, 2015 ushered in in a New Nigerian President — General Muhammadu Buhari — who gracefully, but emphatically laid out his change-agent strategies for Africa’s most populous country. As he spoke […]