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Abia: Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over 2 Years Of Unpaid Salaries

Doctors have shut down hospitals across Abia State over 24-month salary arrears owed doctors and other staff of the Abia State Teaching Hospital, Aba...

Nigeria’s Ministry Of Health Confirms Outbreak Of Cholera In Cross River

At least 30 persons have reportedly died in Ekureku Community in Abi Local government area of Cross River state following the outbreak of Cholera. Ekureku...

439 Foreign-Trained Doctors Failed Assessment Exam By Nigerian Health Regulatory Agency

A total of 439 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. The two-day assessment...

2.7 Million Youth Affected By 3 Years Of ‘Flatlined Progress’ On HIV Treatments – UN Report

Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth. Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related...

SAD: ‘2 Working Radiotherapy Machines Available For 210 Million Citizens’ – Former Health Minister

Isaac Adewole, a former Minister of Health and member of the Lancet Commission on Oncology, has said Nigeria needs more radiotherapy machines to improve access...

Brain Drain: NARD Raise Alarm Over 4,000 Medical Doctors Set To Leave Nigeria

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has raised the alarm over plan by 4,000 of its members to disengage their services in the...

Under Buhari: ‘64% Nigerian Children Risk Death Over Poor Vaccination’ – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned that with only 36 percent of children aged 12-23 months receiving all recommended vaccines, a substantial...

Cross River: Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike Over Kidnapped Colleagues

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Cross River State has declared a total and indefinite strike following the kidnap of two of their members, Dr...

Abia: Doctors Give Governor Ikpeazu 21-day Ultimatum Over Unpaid Salaries

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Abia State government to clear the backlog of salary arrears owed doctors...

Nurse Fined N100,000 For Piercing Newborn Baby’s Eyes

Folade Adeshina, a nurse at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, UDUTH, Sokoto, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with an option of...

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