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March 18, 2018： CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 5th EDITION OF THE NIGERIAN HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE AWARD (NHEA)
NHEA an initiative of Global Health Project and Resources (GHPR) in collaboration with Anadach Group USA is the Oscar of Nigerian healthcare. NHEA 2018 has 4 (Four) Award Categories with 23 (Twenty-Three) sub-categories and nominations for the different categories are expected from over 5,000 stakeholders and members of the public. Winners of the various categories will be honoured on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. Nominations will close on May 25, 2018 before the commencement of online voting to enable the award jury select winners in the various categories. To nominate for corporate or individual categories, please visit www.nigeriahealthawards.com.ng to either nominate online or download the nomination form.
December 1, 2017: WARIF
Based on readers request, Anadach introduces an NGO during our December Newsletter. Thinking about an NGO to support during this period? You may wish to consider supporting WARIF which directly works to prevent gender-based violence in Nigeria. Donations can be made globalgiving.org or directly. Please contact WARIF directly for any further information.
December 1, 2017: Cordes Fellowships
Cordes Fellowships to attend the 2018 Opportunity Collaboration in Cancún, Mexico October 14-19, 2018 are now available! Exceptional social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders engaged in poverty alleviation and economic justice enterprises around the world: apply by January 31, 2018
September 1, 2017: Partnership with HIFA (Healthcare Information For All)
Launched in Mombasa, Kenya in October 2006, at the 10th Congress of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa, HIFA is a global health network of more than 16,000 members (health workers, librarians, publishers, researchers, policymakers...) committed to the progressive realisation of a world.
We support HIFA (Healthcare Information For All) and believe that every person and every health worker should have access to the healthcare information they need to protect their own health and the health of those for whom they are responsible. View the partnership
September 1, 2017: Published Paper Funded by Dangote Foundation
The 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak remains unprecedented both in the number of cases,deaths and geographic scope. The first case of EVD was confirmed in Lagos Nigeria on 23 July 2014 and spread to involve 19 laboratory-confirmed EVD cases. The research article "An account of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria: implications and lessons learnt" by joint work of Anadach Group describes the events of the Nigeria Ebola crisis in 2014.
July 1, 2017: Nigeria - Healthcare Graduate Career Survey
The purpose of this survey is to understand what recent Nigerian healthcare university graduates (after 2006) are doing after graduation. This research is conducted by Anadach Group. Your answers will remain confidential and anonymous.
This brief survey is divided into three sections and takes no more than five to seven minutes to complete. By providing your contact details and submitting your responses, you will be automatically entered into a lucky draw to win a free slot at attend an Anadach Training Program. Thank you for participating. Please feel free to forward the survey to potential participants in the appropriate graduating period. Take the survey now!
November 31, 2016
Johnson & Johnson Announces Launch of Africa Innovation Challenge to Support Continent's Entrepreneurs and Develop Local Consumer Health Solutions. Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here.
October 31, 2016
Anadach Paper "Leveraging Technology in Effective Management of Epidemics in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa" is published by the World Hospital and Health Services Journal. View the Paper
April 1, 2016
Diaspora Health Insurance (DHI) is a Limited Liability Company that is registered in US and Nigeria. It provides the opportunity for Africans in the diaspora (US, UK, Canada etc.) to purchase a designated health insurance plan for family members in their home country. It also allows individuals to purchase health insurance for themselves, relatives and employees in Nigeria.There would be an official launching of DHI in Houston, Texas and Maryland early 2017. Contact DHI at 1 877 855 7440 (toll-free) or 1 626 385 4966 or info@dhihealth.com if interested in attending.
November 1, 2015
Malaria constitutes a major public health burden in Nigeria, accounting for 25% of under 5 mortality, 11% of maternal deaths and it is the number one cause of lost productivity and GDP due to health.To complement the effort of Roll Back Malaria Partners and Government, the National Malaria Ambassador, Alhaji. Aliko Dangote GCON through the Dangote Foundation has facilitated the development of a Private Sector Engagement Strategic Plan (PSESP) to align the contributions of the Private sector to the National Malaria Strategic Plan for impact (NMSP).The Anadach Group is organizing this Launch on behalf of the National Malaria Elimination Program and the Dangote Foundation. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Busola Shonowo at bshonowo@anadach.com
December 31, 2015
Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh was the doctor who correctly diagnosed and contained the first case of Ebola in Nigeria in 2014. Her heroic efforts helped to prevent a major outbreak in the most populous African country and saved countless lives. Unfortunately, she contracted Ebola and passed away. In 2015, The Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust was created in her honor to reflect her passion and continue her legacy of providing high-quality healthcare in Nigeria. Anadach Group is a supporting partner of The Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust. We encourage you to consider supporting the trust financially, or otherwise. http://www.drasatrust.org/partners/
May 31, 2015
Our work on Ebola with Instrat and other partners, was presented at the Brookings Institution's Mobile Health Fourm on March 12. The forum examined mHealth applications in Africa, with a particular emphasis on mHealth innovations in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone paying specific attention to child and maternal health which is Anadach's joint work with Vecna and Instrat on piloting ebola m-training in Nigeria.
May 1, 2015
InStrat (a key partner of Anadach) was invited by the Ondo State Government to conduct the electronic disease surveillance of the mysterious illness which has killed 13 people so far in Irele LGA. The team contributed to the identification of Acute Methanol Poisoning as likely cause within days. This rapid intervention and resolution built upon the knowledge and expertise developed from collaborative work with Anadach Group piloting e-training of primary health workers on Ebola. http://www.instratghs.com/
October 14, 2014
Anadach Group, GPHR in collaboration with Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch (AGPMPN) was organizing a one day Continuous Medical Education (CME) on Ebola at the Domus Fidel Conference Hall on 14th Oct. Why Nigeria's Response to Ebola Succeeded? Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, Founding Partner of Anadach shared her insight on an interview.
http://www.capacityplus.org/why-nigerias-response-to-ebola-succeeded
September 30, 2014
Anadach would like to congratulate one of its youngest partners, Ms Tokunbo Olaniyan, who participated in a US congressional briefing titled, "Great Achievements in Pediatric Research." Ms Olaniyan, is partnering with Anadach to develop a platform to support children living with Sickle Cell in Nigeria.
August 5, 2014
Anadach and one of its partners - Instrat Global Health Solutions, is volunteering with other institutions including Vecnacares Charitable Trust and Staff of University of Leeds to pilot e-training programs on Ebola awareness for primary health care facilities in a Nigerian State. We believe that strengthening of the health systems at all levels, and innovative approaches to increasing public awareness is important to ensure that the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa is stopped. We would like to thank Drs. Akan Otu and Kemi Adekanmbi for their specialist help with this project. In terms of public awareness, we are supporting a very innovative site http://ebolafacts.com/ (available in English and French) developed by BigCabalMedia.
July 31, 2014
The Iris Fistula Project aims to empower and uplift women suffering from obstetric fistula. Anadach salutes the Iris Fistula Project which supports Ethiopian women
http://www.irisfistulaproject.org/
June 18, 2014
Anadach is supporting the launch of DHI Health Insurance Services that allows the Diaspora to purchase insurance plans for family back home
May 14, 2014
It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Dr. David Hart FACC, MBA . Dr. Hart, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Electrophysiology, was one of Anadach's first consultants. He died at home on Sunday, the result of an extended illness. His entrepreneurial spirit, strong interest in improving cardiovascular services in Africa and infectious personality was appreciated by Anadach colleagues, and he will be deeply missed. Dr. Hart is survived by his wife Karen, their three children, and extended family in the US and Nigeria.
December 31, 2013
Anadach organized the second training programme on Improving Clinical Governance for NNPC Healthcare Managers. The world class faculty incuded Prof. Abdulrazaq Habib, the Dean of the School of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano; Dr Fiemu Nwariaku, Associate Dean Global Health and Professor of Surgery, Southwestern Medical School Texas, Prof. Abiodun Ilesanmi, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Shell Medical Services, Dr. Jim Rice, Project Director for the USAID/MSH Governance and Leadership Project, and Dr Manas Kaushik, Director of Research and Strategy Anadach Group. Here here to watch the video
September 28, 2013
Anadach, working with its partners Aajimatics and Global Resources & Projects was organizing the first Nigeria E-Health Summit focusing on the role of the private sector. The summit was opened by the Nigerian Ministers of Health and Communication and had speakers from the public and private sectors of health, information technology and communications, universities and other relevant stakeholders. Click here for Press Release for First Nigeria E-HEALTH SUMMIT
August 31, 2013
Medtronic to unveil products, therapies for chronic disease treatment in Nigeria at the WAH Expo
http://www.dailyindependentnig.com/2013/08/medtronic-to-unveil-products-therapies-for-chronic-disease-treatment-in-nigeria/
August 15, 2013
Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group, has been invited to join the mHealth Alliance/Pfizer Aging Working Group
http://www.mhealthalliance.org/images/content/mhealth-and-aging-report.pdf
July 1, 2013
Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu's book's Review: The Best Hospital Book for Developing Countries - New Review on Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu's book,"Establishing Private Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries: A Guide for Medical Entrepreneur"
June 30, 2013
We would like to draw your attention, to a recent joint publication of Anadach and the USAID Leadership, Management and Governance Project based on a Governance Enhancement Workshop held in Nigeria. View the Publication
April 25, 2013
Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu continues her service on the External Advisory Board for the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media and the Social Media Health Network.
http://network.socialmedia.mayoclinic.org/discussion/renewing-our-advisory-board
April 12, 2013
Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group, one of the world's most innovative leaders in health care identified by Harvard Business School, was interviewed for the HBS Conference White Paper "Benchmarks for Confronting the Challenges for Innovation in Health Care with a Modern Curriculum".
http://www.scriplogix.com/HarvardBusinessSchool/CEOInterviewAnalytics1/?proj=hbs
March 31, 2013
Aureos Capital Road Show Events in Abuja and Lagos. In March, we would be working with Aureos Capital to organize a road show events in Lagos and Abuja to reach out to Nigerian firms in the healthcare or pharmaceutical or related industries interested in exploring private equity financing.
December 31, 2012
Anadach was recognized as providing commercial due diligence to an Aureos Investment on Therapia Health. The Anadach Consulting Group provided due diligence advice on the operations to the Aureos team. Partner, Dr Alade commented: "It was an interesting assignment as it was the first Aureos investment in the health sector in Nigeria, and one of the first PE deals in the sector. From our perspective, there were no major issues with the due diligence which involved working across the various operational sites in several cities across the country."
Please find the whole story here.
October 31, 2012
July to 24 August 2015: Join the pre-Forum 2015 discussion on HIFA – Meeting the information needs of researchers and users of health research in low- and middle-income countries. This virtual discussion on HIFA brings together more than 8000 health researchers, publishers, librarians, policymakers, clinicians and information professionals to focus on key questions around access to health research. http://www.hifa2015.org/meeting-the-information-needs-of-researchers-and-users-of-health-research-2/
Anadach Group is a new HIFA 2015 Financial Supporting Organisation http://www.hifa2015.org/
September 21, 2012
Dr. Osifo Dawodu interviewed in Nairobi on ICT in Health care sector on Eye on Africa
http://www.abndigital.com/page/multimedia/video/eye-on-kenya/1251467-ICT-in-the-Healthcare-Sector
April 25, 2012
Anadach Consulting Group, in collaboration with Kenya Government and TeleHealth Kenya co-hosted e-Health Africa Conference which was held in Nairobi, Kenya on April 18, 19 2012. e-Health Africa Conference 2012: Integrating M-health into E-Health Strategy Implementation was the first multi-stakeholder event focusing on e-Health in Africa that will take place on the continent. Click here for press release
Jan 31, 2012
Hank Kearney recommended Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu's book “Establishing Private Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries: A Guide for Medical Entrepreneurs”. He said this book is a super guide for anyone looking to develop a hospital in the world's emerging markets. http://www.hankkearney.com/recommends/egbebook.html
December 30, 2011
Anadach launches new product: My Health Mobile. My Health Mobile provides customized health education and wellness messages by SMS for mobile phones. Further information on My Health Mobile is available here.
Anadach has also launched a recruitment service focusing on matching top quality physician candidates with our clients in developing economies. We leverage our extensive expertise to focus on our main objective- offering the best recruitment services to healthcare providers (physicians, healthcare managers, nurses, pharmacists etc )and clients(hospitals, practices, governments, insurers etc) . Please find the detailed information here.