I have always joked that I have four kids – two Homo sapiens and two companies. While all of them have contributed to the rapid proliferation of my gray hair in recent years, I didn’t realize until recently how complementary these two roles have been. Parenting has influenced my leadership, and vice versa. I have learned a great …
Nigeria is facing existential questions that run even deeper than its current economic recession. The downturn, confirmed in data released on August 31, presents an opportunity for Africa’s biggest economy to change course. It’s time to wean Nigeria from oil, propping up new growth poles in agriculture, light manufacturing and technology. The Nigerian economy contracted by …
As we celebrate the 2016 and the 10th World Rabies Day, Kenya will be observing the second anniversary of the launch of her strategy for elimination of human rabies by 2030. The implementation plan was to start small by focusing on select pilot regions where the elimination strategies would be tested, demonstrate success in those pilot …
Years ago as a young doctor in Nigeria, I was drawn to a baby’s weak cry while I did my ward rounds that evening. After delivery at home, the mother had been rushed with her baby to the hospital. The baby was not nursing and the cord was quite foul smelling with some sort of …
Last year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approved a vaccine for meningococcal disease, or meningitis, yet many of this year’s 20.5 million college students are not vaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to contracting the disease. According to the CDC, meningococcal disease refers to any illness that is caused by the type of bacteria called Neisseria meningitides and …