Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has approved the payment of 100 per cent Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) to doctors. The governor’s wife, Lynda, speaking on Thursday when officials of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State chapter, visited her, said the gesture would be extended to other medical personnel to ensure optimal […]
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Survivors of COVID-19 who spent time on a ventilator may be at risk of long-term disability and illness CREDIT: Farhad Babaei/Magnus New/SIPA/Newscom Medical experts seek establishment of post pandemic recovery plan to regenerate, repair damaged organs Healthcare system has to be revamped to guarantee existence of continuous support system, says Okoye Do you easily get tired […]
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By Firin Oyelude Enhancement drugs help to improve either physical activities or cognitive performance (nootropic). They are drugs meant for medicinal purposes and are only to be prescribed by a Physician. Enhancement drugs in general are used to do extraordinary things which are above human capacity and thus they tend to be abused by people […]
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Throughout the first year of their marriage, her menstrual flow was constant. This cycle would be repeated for the next seven years. And, in those years when her period maintained its constancy, tears and sorrow were her uninvited guests. They never alerted her before they started cascading down her cheeks, leaving her helpless hubby to […]
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Lagos State Health Service Commission (LSHSC) has commenced mass recruitment of clinical workers to fill existing vacancies and address manpower deficit in all public secondary health facilities in the state. This, it said, is in fulfilment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s promise of making qualitative healthcare accessible to the residents of the State. The Permanent Secretary […]
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Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri Poliomyelitis has resurfaced in Adamawa State, according to government. It disclosed this at the start of a response action against the new strain of the dreaded disease. Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Abdullahi Isa, said. “One case of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 has been detected in […]
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– Residents resort to herbs – Why I couldn’t make projects function as commissioner – Ex-governor’s son Two decades ago, there was wild jubilation in Ikija, a rural community in Idi Ayunre, the headquarters of Oluyole Local Government Area, Oyo State, as one of their sons and then governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina, […]
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– NSCIA, pharmacists, others urge NARD to stop action – NMA chides FG, state governments over lingering strike – Over 100 million Nigerians may lose care, expert warns There is growing concern among the populace as the indefinite strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) nears two weeks amid loss of […]
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At least, 146 people have died in Kebbi State, according to a health official, as the cholera outbreak in Nigeria spreads into the state. The cholera outbreak is spreading in Nigeria with states in the north-west region recording high casualties. Katsina State had recorded 75 deaths as of Tuesday, while Zamfara had reported 30, Sokoto […]
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The Chairman, House Committee on Health, Tanko Sununu, yesterday, expressed hope that the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) would be called off before the week runs out. He also urged the Ministry of Health to initiate payment of outstanding salary arrears of doctors as well as residency training funds for […]
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