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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the N25, 000 accoutrement allowance per quarter from the Federal Government. In a communique on Sunday, National Executive Council (NEC) of NARD, emphasised that their prior demand is for the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to be fully restored to its right value as at the time…
Deaths from the outbreak of diphtheria disease in Kaduna have risen to 13 according to the latest official figures. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual. Some symptoms of diphtheria include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling,…
To deter the spate of online violence targeted at children and women and reduce digital inequalities, a digital safety, rights and society advocacy group, TechSocietal, on Tuesday, organised an online safety workshop for civil societies organisations and government sexual assault referral centres, among others. Speaking at the event, the Head of Safety Africa, Middle and…
The Chief Medical Director University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital UMTH Professor Ahmed Ahidjo has called for more funding to the healthcare sector to tackle myriad of health challenges in the county. Professor Ahidjo made the call at a media briefing heralding 40th anniversary celebration of the hospital. He observed that the budgetary provisions for the…
The Ondo state government has persuaded residents on preventing diphtheria, saying everyone is at risk of being infected with the disease. In a statement issued on Monday in Akure, the state capital, the Special Adviser to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on health, Dayo Faduyile, said the viral infection is a life-threatening infection caused by bacteria. According…
Young and junior doctors in England has commenced on Thursday July 13 a five day strike over pay and staff retention across the National Health Services (NHS). A whole lot of planned appointment will be delayed which will cause a major disruption for patients NHS chief says. The five day strike which started July 13,…
The National President of the Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria, Mrs RoseMary Archibong Esq, (middle) with the Keynote Speaker, Prof Shima Gyoh (left), and the BOT Chairman of the Institute, Bashorun Doja Adewolu MFR (right) at the National Conference/Workshop of the Institute, in Markurdi, Benue State. The Institute of Health Service Administrators (IHSAN)…
The Federal government on Thursday, has asked Nigerians to abstain from open dumping and promote good hygiene practices. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Ibrahim Yusufu, said this at a press briefing held on Thursday in Abuja. Yusufu said this in commemoration of the National Environmental Sanitation Day, NESD which is usually commemorated on…
Workers unions at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, Osun state have blamed Medical and Council Association of Nigeria in the hospital, as well as the Federal Ministry of Health for the leadership crisis quaking the hospital. The federations under the aegis of Joint Action Committee (JAC) OAUTHC, while speaking with newsmen in…
The Anambra State government on Friday ordered the arrest of a woman, Eneh Ogechukwu for allegedly using a 10-year-old sick child to beg for alms, despite repeated strict warnings to desist from the bad act. The arrest order was called for by the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo who arrested and handed…
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, has successfully performed a non-surgical repair for a heart defect known as Ventricular Septal Defect Closure. This revolutionary procedure, conducted by experts at LASUTH’s cardiac catheterization laboratory, offers patients an alternative to open heart surgery. According to Dr. Oluwaseye Oladimeji, an Interventional Cardiologist…
The Federal government had announced that the current administration is willing to help improve the stand of living with the provision of high yield varieties of wheat used for the production of bread and pasta for farmers in the Country. The government gave the approval through the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) closed down Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation on Wednesday because to what it deemed to be the dehumanizing treatment of Nigerian employees there.As early as 7:30am, the union arrived at the business, which is situated at the new ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) offices in Lugbe, Abuja.The gate…
