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Health, Headlines, Medical Professionals
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
Japa: FG launches programme to repatriate healthcare expertise from abroad By Sola Ogundipe The federal government has introduced the Nigerian Health Professionals in Diaspora Plus Engagement Programme, aimed at addressing the brain drain in the healthcare sector by repatriating the expertise of Nigerian health professionals abroad. During the Diaspora Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja, Dr. […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2023
By Gbenga Salau Lagos partners eight firms to check quackery in hospitals, ensure standard Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has said that more than 150 nurses resigned their appointments with the tertiary hospital within the last three years. Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, who stated this, yesterday, during a media briefing […]
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2021
President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, yesterday identified lack of work tools, poor conditions of work and insecurity as some of the reason responsible for medical doctors leaving the country in droves, seeking greener pastures abroad. Ujah, who spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily yesterday, stated that half of the […]
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Lagos plastic surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who has been in the eye of the storm recently, has been indefinitely suspended by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). Her suspension followed the death of her patient, Nneka Onwuzuligbo. MDCN took the interim disciplinary action against Adepoju, owner of Med-Contour, on Monday, pending the determination of […]
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Friday, August 7th, 2020
By Taiwo Okanlawon Election into executive positions in the Enugu State Chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) descended into chaos after thugs allegedly sponsored by a faction of the body invaded the venue of the election. The much-advertised election was holding at the Michael Okpara square before the thugs stormed the venue with dangerous weapons […]
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Saturday, August 1st, 2020
Reasons have emerged why the Federal Government may not be able to meet the demands of doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who have threatened to resume their suspended strike action in three weeks if the former failed to meet their demands. Resident doctors are those who have completed medical […]
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Africa & World Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health, Medical Professionals, National Politics, NNP News
Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
(NNP) The Nigerian government has reacted to the trending video posted on several social media platforms of a group of doctors who called themselves America’s Frontline Doctors. The group seemingly headed by Dr. Stella Immanuel, a Nigerian-trained Cameroon-born doctor, claim categorically that COVID-19 patients could be cured with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. Dr. Immanuel, 55, […]
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Sunday, July 26th, 2020
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-RESIDENT doctors, Saturday, extended their early deadline given the federal government to meet their demands by three weeks.The doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, addressing the media in Abuja, said the decision was a fallout of their extraordinary meeting held in respect to government’s response to their […]
