A Physician's Diary

A Physician's Diary

Twenty Two Years After The Abuja Declaration: Where are we?

On April 27, 2001, exactly 22 years ago, African governments made an historic pledge to allocate at least 15% of their annual budgets to the health se

Gaza: The Fish bone in our throats

Sometime last year, a relative called me at night in distress. He had swallowed a fishbone mistakenly and could feel it lodged somewhere in his throat

Crossing over the lines

As we grow older, humans develop a deeper sense of perception. We realise that often what we see is not always what it is. It is only our perception o

To Treat or Not to Treat?

On the 26th of September 2023, a young woman named Greatness Olorunfemi passed away in Maitama District Hospital, Abuja after allegedly bleeding to de

Proffering solutions to Post Partum Haemorrhage: The story of Professor Hadiza Galadanci at 78th UNGA

Worldwide about half a million women die as results of complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Overwhelming proportions of these deaths occur in de