We all know smoking is bad for us. But did you know another silent killer is lurking in our everyday lives? It’s called sitting disease, and a recent World Health Organization report reveals a shocking truth: nearly 1.8 billion adults globally are at risk due to physical inactivity. That’s right, our modern, desk-bound lifestyles are […]
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Retail Pharmacy, otherwise referred to as community pharmacy, just like every other business frontiers is experiencing its share of digital transformation. In fact, for a medium-scale retail pharmacy business, you need to have come to terms with the fact that you cannot target only to serve your locality alone. The global village is stretching out
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AI in healthcare is no longer fiction. I saw the movie Prometheus a while ago and I can remember a scene where a woman who somehow had an alien being growing in her belly used some sophisticated AI-powered robotic probes to perform a C-section on herself getting rid of the alien life-form. Imagine a future where healthcare
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With my not-so-long sojourn of 17 years in the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria, I have been opportune to experience not just the pharmaceutical ecosystem but that of healthcare in general. I have been privileged to appreciate the strengths, struggles as well as the trajectory of this industry in Nigeria and hereby present my views, research,
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Healthtech startups in Nigeria have been rapidly evolving, leveraging technology to revolutionize healthcare delivery in the country. These startups are providing innovative solutions that address various challenges in the healthcare sector, such as access to quality healthcare, remote healthcare delivery, patient engagement, and efficient health management systems. In this article, we will explore 20 stand-out
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Employee retention is a business challenge that not just big corporates grapple with, it is also a considerable challenge for Small & Medium Enterprises as well. In a 2017 study, Extent of employee turnover in Nigerian SMEs: Employees’-owner/managers’ standpoint, employees’ and management’s responses indicated that Employee turnover still pervades the Nigerian SMEs surveyed with most
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1. Introduction Setting up an online pharmacy has never been easier than today. You can actually, without writing any code, set up your own Online Pharmacy by yourself, and without the help of techies. Online pharmacies or E-Pharmacies as they are sometimes called, are a growing trend in healthcare currently catalyzed by the ongoing pandemic.
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Before I go into the details of retail pharmacy trends holding sway in Nigeria, I will tell you a story. A couple of weeks back, a Pharmacist colleague was sharing with me how another colleague running a retail pharmacy became aware of a retail pharmacy trend that was threatening to leave her practice behind. She
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Why has the Covid-19 mortality rate in Africa been significantly lower compared to the rest of the world – notably Europe and the United States? I get asked this question a lot by non-African friends and colleagues. I am not sure I have the answer but I can tell a tale or two about Covid-19
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In this sequel to the post How to Start a Successful Retail Pharmacy in Nigeria in 7 Steps, I will be sharing with you the basic practices, processes, and interventions that need to be put in place, to increase the chances of success in Retail Pharmacy. In general, starting a business is one thing, and
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