Following a conciliation meeting between leaders of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and representatives of the federal government in Abuja on Saturday, the union has decided to suspend its industrial action in principle. Consequently, the union has asked its members across the country to resume work on Wednesday next week after a meeting of […]
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A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Chris Abumchi, on Saturday in Abuja discussed some causes of preterm or premature birth. He listed violence among couples and other social vices such as smoking, alcohol consumption and drug abuse. Abumchi said India and China lead the race in premature birth, followed by Nigeria. According to him, preterm birth […]
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The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Wednesday declared a nationwide indefinite strike. The national chairman of JOHESU, Mr. Biobelemoye Josiah during a media briefing in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday said the strike will become effective on Thursday. He stated that the union on August 14 issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government which he said expired on September […]
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The World Health Organisation, WHO, and the Nigerian Government has concluded arrangement to vaccinate close to one million people over the age of one years in Borno against cholera outbreak. Wondi Alemu, the WHO Representative in Nigeria, said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that the vaccination was expected to target over 915,000 people […]
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Over 90 per cent of deaths recorded in Nigerian hospitals are due to poor attitude of health workers. Thomas Agan, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), said this during an interaction with journalists on Tuesday in Calabar. He said some health workers were not taking the lives of patients seriously, […]
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Residents of Maiyola, a community of 3,000 residents in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have said that they lose an average of one pregnant woman monthly due to absence of antenatal services. The residents said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria that they also lose a lot of children under […]
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The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, early Thursday morning announced the suspension of its two week’s old strike which has crippled activities in public hospitals across Nigeria. The suspension of the strike follows a series of meeting between officials of the Federal Government and representatives of National Association of Resident Doctors. Chairman of NARD, […]
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A dietician, Mr John Tehinse, has warned people against cooking Moin-moin and other foods in nylons or cellophane bags as it produced dioxins, a toxic substance that causes cancer. Tehinse gave the warning on Tuesday in Ilorin at an awareness campaign on food safety organised by the Food Safety Awareness Campaign Initiatives, funded by the […]
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As part of efforts to decrease maternal and infant mortality rate in Nigeria, the Federal Government has said that it plans to launch a new campaign on family planning. The government also plans to ensure that about 7.3 million Nigerian women have access to family planning. Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, Director, Family Health Planning, Federal Ministry […]
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If there was any hope that ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will be suspended, it has all been dashed on Friday as the federal government breached agreement reached with the doctors on Wednesday. Specifically, the government failed to pay the backlog of salary arrears to the doctors as it promised […]
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