More teaching hospitals risk shutdown over exodus of medical professionals

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) More teaching hospitals might shut down due to a shortage of nurses and doctors on account of their massive relocation abroad, the president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Dele Abdullahi, has indicated. The fear follows reports that the Lagos […]

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Doctors, patients bemoan diabetes epidemic, 200% spike on treatment

Diabetes Epidemic • Over 11.2 million Nigerians living with type 2 diabetes, 560,000 with type 1 • Patients lament increase in cost of insulin, drugs, tests, others As the global community marks the World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2023 today, the high morbidity, mortality and soaring cost of treating the killer disease have continued to worry […]

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WHO ranks Nigeria as highest out-of-pocket expenditure nation in West Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Nigeria has the highest out-of-pocket expenditure on health in West Africa. In 2020, Nigeria’s out of pocket expenditure as a share of health expenditure was at the level 74.7%. The WHO representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, at a retreat for commissioners of health from 36 states of […]

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Ondo doctors demand reviewed salary, hazard allowance payment

Resident Doctors. PIX: Channels Television The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State has called on the state government to commence immediate implementation of health workers’ hazard allowance to prevent its members working in state hospitals from going on strike. The NMA Chairman in the state, Dr. Omosehin Adeyemi-Osowe, made the call on Monday in […]

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