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Doctors, Nurses Keep Leaving Nigeria Under Buhari’s Administration – Health Minister Laments

Medical doctors
The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has bemoaned the exodus of medical doctors, nurses and other health professionals from the country, adding that it was one of theRead More

Insecurity: Plateau Resident Doctors Protest Incessant Members’ Kidnap

Medical doctors
Resident doctors at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) yesterday protested the incessant abduction of members, describing it as unacceptable. The group stressed that the development could hinder its membersRead More

Court Orders Striking Doctors Back To Work Immediately

Medical doctors
Strike continues, insists NARD; to appeal ruling Justice Bashar Alkali of the National Industrial Court, Abuja Division, came down hard on striking doctors yesterday, ordering them to halt their sevenRead More

Doctors, FG Resolve To End Strike Soon

Medical doctors
To report terms of agreement to court on Friday Striking doctors and the federal government have resolved to settle all issues surrounding the six weeks industrial action that has crippledRead More

Nigeria Can’t Afford One Doctor To 600 Patients Ratio, FG Tells UN, WHO

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
The federal government at the weekend disclosed that Nigeria was unlikely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ratio of one doctor toRead More

FG Moves to Stop Consultant Doctors From Joining Strike

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
Resident doctors to appear before court tomorrow The Federal Government has taken measures to prevent senior doctors under the auspices of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MEDCAN)Read More

Resident Doctors To Resume Nationwide Indefinite Strike Tomorrow

Medical doctors
Consultants give 21-day ultimatum Nigeria’s health sector is about to face another round of crisis as the resident doctors have resolved to commence a nationwide indefinite industrial action tomorrow (Monday).Read More

COVID-19: 15 Doctors Test Positive in Nasarawa Specialist Hospital

COVID-19
NCDC announces 1,585 new cases, total confirmed cases now 99,063 Oyo warns against managing patients in private facilities No fewer than 15 medical doctors working with the Dalhatu Araf SpecialistRead More

New Study Explains Why Africa Defied Dire Predictions To Survive Deadly COVID-19

COVID-19
Experience in managing previous infectious diseases like Ebola, Tuberculosis, Lassa fever comes handy Timely lockdown, early surveillance, contact tracing at airports help Exposure to similar viruses in the past mayRead More

Ogun Replaces Striking Isolation Centre Doctors With Volunteers

Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker
The Ogun State Government has replaced the striking resident doctors working at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre, Sagamu, with volunteer doctors. The Association of Resident Doctors hadRead More