4,000 others on waiting list A study by Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has shown that up to 2,000 doctors have left Nigeria in two years, with 800 of them in the last eight months, averaging 100 doctors leaving monthly for greener pastures. National President and Senior Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, […]
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Lady doing some physical fitness As the awareness month for breast cancer draws to an end, the need to continue educating people about the ailment and how to ‘close the care gap’ in line with the theme for the year 2022, cannot be over stated. To this end, health experts have advised that eating healthy, […]
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Music veteran, Onyeka Onwenu, has announced that her latest song titled, ‘Rise Up’, was written and produced in partnership with the Rose of Sharon Foundation, with the aim of drawing attention to the plight of widows in society. The foundation is owned by Folorunsho Alakija, one of the richest black women in the world. Onwenu, […]
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The German government paved the way for the legalisation of cannabis on Wednesday, though it remains unclear whether the plan will pass muster at the European level. According to the plan approved by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet, cannabis and the active substance tetrahydrocannabinol would no longer to be legally classified as narcotics. “The purchase and […]
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The Nigerian Medical Association on Wednesday said Nigeria has about 24, 000 actively licensed physicians caring for its over 200 million population as a result of brain drain in the country. Its President, Dr. Ojinmah Uche, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a policy dialogue on Nigeria’s health sector brain drain and its implications […]
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Participants at One Day National Symposium on Nigeria’s Recent Health Sector Brain Drain and Its Implications for Sustainable Child and Family Health Service Delivery While Nigeria suffers from insufficient doctors and has a doctor-patient ratio over five times worse than the WHO recommendation, the country still loses hundreds of doctors annually to brain drain, a […]
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Cataract, glaucoma, and uncorrected refractive errors are leading causes of blindness Nigeria has 700 ophthalmologists to 200m people against WHO’s the ratio of 1:50,000 Ageing populations, increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and long gadget use exacerbate eye health issues Ahead of today’s World Sight Day (WSD), ophthalmologists have raised the alarm that over 4.25 […]
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Yaba psychiatric hospital… overstretched; Photo: Sharon Adebayo Ogunleke About 75% of those who need mental healthcare lack access Nigeria has only 300 psychiatrists to treat over 200m people Africa has one psychiatrist for every 500,000 inhabitants, 100 times less than the WHO recommendation Stigmatisation major challenge to accessing healthcare says Adesokun Jehovah’s Witness marks global […]
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No fewer than 200 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed by the government of the United Kingdom in just one month. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 200 Nigerian-trained doctors between August […]
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Photo: aspenridgerecoverycenters The twin problems of self medication and medication error that reared their heads at this year’s World Patient Safety Day are sufficiently alarming because of their high prevalence, and a preponderance of factors facilitating the unwholesome practices. Chief of the factors is the high poverty level that serves as disincentive to the average […]
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