The Federal Medical Center (FMC), Asaba has been lauded for being one of the early beneficiaries of the Seyi Tinubu health interventions in tertiary hospitals. Speaking on behalf of the management team, Dr. Osiatoma Victor Azubike, the hospital’s medical director expressed his joy that the intervention is timely considering the number of indigent patients the […]
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Hundreds of Nigerian nurses are stranded following the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, continuous closure of its portal for verification of nurses’ certificates. It was gathered that while many nurses are currently stranded in different countries abroad, others are on the verge of being deported. Nursing boards in the US, Canada, New Zealand, […]
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The United States government donated 10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria to aid in the fight against monkeypox on Tuesday. The Jynneos vaccine, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is designed to prevent smallpox and monkeypox in adults aged 18 and older who are at risk of infection. During the official […]
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As Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry eagerly awaits the implementation of the Presidential Executive Order aimed at reducing the cost of essential medicines, and generally revamping the health sector, delays in the implementation process have pushed back the timeline for its takeoff. In June, President Bola Tinubu signed an Executive Order to strengthen Nigeria’s health system by […]
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as Aiyedatiwa presents staff of office to Ajana Afa-Okeagbe Ondo State Government in partnership with the World Bank will build facilities in 203 wards of the State to support primary healthcare delivery to the people at the grassroots. Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa disclosed this on Thursday during the presentation of Instrument of Appointment and Staff […]
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Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is holding a seven-day training for nurses, midwives, and community health workers across the state on Essential Newborn Care. The workshop segmented into two sections was flagged off by the Executive […]
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President Bola Tinubu’s fresh initiatives to address the critical shortage of medical professionals are commendable in theory but face significant challenges in execution. The government must clarify the details of these policies, engage state governments in their implementation, and provide substantial incentives to retain and attract medical personnel. The interventions in the sector should be […]
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File: mpox, monkeypox The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said the risk of mpox spreading to neighbouring countries and globally is high. The centre noted this in an article on its website on Wednesday. It said cross-border movements, low public awareness, high vulnerability due to factors such as HIV and malnutrition, limited understanding […]
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Protesting doctors. Photo Credit: Taiwo Bankole The Association of Resident Doctors of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, during a peaceful protest around the hospital on Monday, demanded the release of their colleague, one of their members, Ganiyat Popoola, who was abducted late December last year in Kaduna State. The doctors also demanded the freedom […]
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Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra State have appealed for an urgent and unconditional release of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola. The doctors held a solidarity walk around the Akammiri permanent site of the teaching hospital in Nnewi with visits to some wards and ended it […]
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