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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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Photo credit: google.com/search “I breastfed exclusively for the first six months and we are still breastfeeding at the 19th month. I think my breasts are a little saggy now,” said Aderonke Jibowu, a 30-year-old teacher.Although her husband has been pleading that she continues to breastfeed their baby until he turns two years, Mrs. Jibowu, said […]
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People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: · Fever or chills · Cough · Shortness of breath or difficulty […]
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A Consultant Gynaecologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Dr Nathaniel Adewole, has advised women with fibroids not to be afraid of operation as the procedure is safe. He gave the advice in an interview in Abuja, saying that fibroids affect over 60 per cent of the women population. According to him, fibroids […]
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State says it is open to negotiation on its ongoing industrial action over the payment of half salaries to its members by the state government. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had informed labour leaders that borrowing to augment payment of salaries was no longer sustainable hence the payment of half […]
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Trainee doctors, nurses, consultants take over The nationwide strike by resident doctors went ahead on Monday as planned with a warning from the National Association of Resident Doctors that the industrial action would be total. Activities in most hospitals across the country were paralysed, just as NARD vowed that it would not call off the […]
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