As part of disease awareness activities to mark the 2019 World Hypertension Day, global pharmaceutical company Novartis partnered with WellNewMe to provide digital health solutions to fight hypertension among Nigerians. WellNewMe is a digital health company that seeks to improve health outcomes for the populace using digital health solutions that are holistic in outlook yet […]

Couples simply want to have fun and enjoy the natural act of copulation. Some others may not be ready to nurse a new baby for varying reasons, including career progression, financial burden, complete family size etc. What better way to enhance health than through the use of technology. Start ups and medical companies are leveraging […]

Nigeria healthcare space is fast drawing the attention of investors who may just be seeing what the regular eye cannot see. Of course, DoctorsQuarters Tech Team would be sniffing out the health tech innovation as they take shape and form. It is no news that the tech space is currently bubbling with creativity and activity […]

Nigeria’s Health tech companies need to understand that the technology community is vibrant. Let me share a definition of what Health Tech mean; Health tech, or digital health, use technology (databases, applications, mobile, wearable) to improve the delivery, payment, and/or consumption of care, with the ability to increase the development and commercialization of medicinal products. […]

In our usual tradition, we caught up with the enigmatic Founder of Doctoora.com who is gradually carving a niche for himself in the Nigerian health sector. This post is part of our NEW ‘Get Featured Series‘ dedicated to telling the stories about entrepreneurial healthcare professionals and businesses in Nigeria… Contact us now to be featured. […]

In the past, a lot of people do not get why and how medical professionals should be active online. It is unthinkable that medical doctors and health professionals would ever be so vocal on social media and online video. But  medical professionals online presence says so much about him/her. But this is gradually changing. Slow […]

SPONSORED POST: Indeed the tech space in Nigeria is booming on and waxing stronger. Many new software, applications are shaping how we relate, how we learn, how we study. The health sector may have been particularly slow to this inevitable shift, but the shift is happening anyway. With the launch of innovative service platforms dedicated […]

On this week of Social Media Voce – Why should you be interested about the romantic live of Dr Zobo and Dr Diet. DrZobo, whose real name is Dr Chioma Nwankama and DrDiet234, whose real name Collins Akanno got engaged and the internet was practically on meltdown. Why? With hundreds of people getting engaged weekly, […]

Cameroon, a country situated on the Gulf of Guinea, is predominantly a French speaking nation. It is in this country that I first came to appreciate the concept of being a ‘Rural Doctor’. You see, many medical doctors prefer to leave in big cities or communities that have more than the basic amenities of life. […]

On Social Media Voce – This is a belated post. It is here anyways… Now if you are reading this post it means we all made it into 2019. I am particularly thankful and grateful for the opportunity to be able to keep doing what I love to do best. Now, lets get to the […]

This week on Social Media Voce, the AVON HMO Baby 2018 Contest have got a winner, as Roche Diagnostics launches her new stellar Viral Load test. In its unique way, Roche – the world’s leading provider of HIV viral load testing, debut her latest HIV testing solution – Cobas Plasma Separation. This new solution was […]

Today on Social Media Voce, we remember the titbits of the World AIDS Day, celebrated around the world yesterday. A host of dignitaries, world leaders, mega brands, celebrities, and simpletons added their voice on a day the United Nations have carved out to remember all victims, alive or dead, of the deadly virus… December 1 […]

The link between the two has been talked about for years, but a causal connection had never been proven. For the first time, University of Pennsylvania research based on experimental data connects Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram use to decreased well-being. Psychologist Melissa G. Hunt published her findings in the December Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. […]

Three days ago, twitter community in Nigeria was awash with the hashtag #FixNaijaHealthCare – A hashtag that was trending in Lagos twitter for the most part of that day. Now, Nigeria is known to have poor healthcare delivery system and perform below average in most Key Performance Indices in the sector. Health workers and healthcare service consumers, […]

There is a flurry of activities around the word ‘NHIS’. The National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS, have been on social media for ‘bad’ reasons. Only sour tasting stories keep pouring out of this government body that is responsible for regulating Health Insurance in Nigeria. By law, the NHIS is expected to work closely with accredited […]

At the recently concluded Future of Healthcare Conference organized by Nigeria Health Watch Group, a senior Federal Government official was given an opportunity to speak to the audience. She is Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa, Senior Special Adviser to the President on Diaspora and  Foreign Affairs. A few minutes after passionately calling for Diaspora doctors to […]

I remember when I was a 100 level medical student, Whatsapp was just another social media app trying to steal every Nigerian student’s attention. But then not everyone was using an android phone with Whatsapp compatibility and that was a problem because only a few phone contacts were online. Also, the price of data was […]