Category: Health

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 […]

– 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, […]

– 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Federal Government and officials of the striking National Association of Resident doctors (NARD) returned to the negotiation table yesterday to find solutions to the union’s ongoing strike, which is on the ninth day today But both sides could not reach a truce last night, after hours of deliberations. Speaking in an interview last night, […]

In an effort to boost medicine security in hospitals in the country, all Federal Health Institutions have been granted permission to establish manufacturing/compounding units in their pharmacy. The immediate past chairman of the Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN), Dr Kingsley Amibor, disclosed this while presenting his valedictory address at a dinner […]

The Federal Government has mandated all chief medical directors in teaching hospitals across the country to open attendance registers with a view to stopping salaries of doctors taking part in the strike called by the National Association of Resident Doctors. The order, which was revealed by a senior health official, was also confirmed by the […]

FG yet to invite us for talks, says NARD president PGF DG slams Labour, Health ministers for inaction, wants strikes in health sector criminalised Strike compounding already worrisome situation in Nigeria says Kaigama Despite threats by the Federal Government, through the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, to enforce the ‘no work no […]