Category: Health

Country loses estimated $900m annually Unchecked influx of fake drugs into Nigeria accounts for 12,000 deaths annually and an economic loss estimated at $900m, according to experts. Medical sources described counterfeit medication popularly referred to as fake drugs as powerful and deadly, adding that well organized cabals are holding the country by the jugular. It […]

The striking doctors on Friday accused the Federal Government of alleged insincerity in addressing their demands. Besides, they flayed the ex parte injunctions and perceived misinterpretation of the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) by government, as part of their reasons for pressing ahead withcontinued the strike. On the alleged insincerity, the […]

Kogi State Government has confirmed the death of eight persons from diarrhoea-related diseases in five local government areas of the state. In statement issued on Wednesday and made available to newsmen in Lokoja, the state capital, government also confirmed that a total of 129 cases had so far been reported while 66 persons had been […]

Some of the doctors at the Saudi Arabia recruitment centre in Abuja. Photo: Olatunji Obasa Another holds Thursday Nigerian doctors in their hundreds, on Tuesday, stormed the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, as a consultancy firm, Meeds Consultancy, commenced interviews for those willing to work in Saudi Arabia. The firm organised the […]

From Lagos to Uyo, Abuja to Abeokuta, and indeed, the whole of Nigerian cities and towns where major tertiary hospitals are sited, it is the story of pain and pangs for patients who could not access urgent medical care due to the ongoing industrial action by the Nigerian doctors. As much as medical consultants and […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N97.8 billion out of the N100 billion facility it approved for the healthcare sector. The fund was committed to 98 healthcare projects across different regions in the country. This underscores the fact that improved funding for the healthcare sector is needed to save foreign exchange used for […]

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) […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]