Strike enters day 23 NARD members insist FG must withdraw suit, no work no pay order NMA wades in, urges responsible officers to implement MoU with doctors Investigation reveals rise in medical complications, deaths, brain drain, medical tourism There seems to be no resolution in the ongoing strike by Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) […]
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The National Association of Resident Doctors, on Sunday, faulted the N4.8bn which the Federal Government promised to release for the residency training fund. The first Vice-President of NARD, Adejo Arome, said in an interview that the association could no longer trust the Federal Government. Arome said this as the strike embarked upon by the association, […]
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Contrary to initial hope that the ongoing industrial action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will be suspended today due to an agreement reportedly reached, it has emerged that the sustenance of ‘no work, no pay’ rule had truncated the resolution of the crisis. The rule was introduced by the Federal Ministry of […]
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Contrary to an earlier report that resident doctors may call off their 19 days old strike tomorrow, new developments have shown that the strike continues as the doctors’ umbrella body, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) presented by the Federal Government. According to NAN, the body’s […]
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Govt Begins MoU Implementation Monday Sets Timelines For Fulfilling Various Demands Tasks Governors On Domestication Of Medical Residency Training Programme Nineteen days after resident doctors, under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an industrial action, the Federal Government is set to begin the implementation of the agreement it reached with […]
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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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