Electing not to join the elitist game of medical tourism, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has drawn attention to the decay in the domestic health sector and Nigeria’s poor leadership. In a…
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Police Authorities Take Over Medical Treatment Of Nigerian Legion Officer Shot By Trigger-Happy Cop In Lagos After SaharaReporters’ Story
by James Davies
The medical treatment of a member of the Nigerian Legion, Koleoso Abayomi shot by lawless policemen attached to the Ogombo Police Division in Lagos, has been taken over by the…
Health & Food
Brain drain: Medical consultants seek improved remuneration, conducive environment
by James Davies
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta Chapter, Lagos, has urged the government to provide a conducive work environment, improved remuneration, and better welfare…
Kaduna State Government, on Thursday, handed over new ambulances to 17 medical health facilities across the state. The News agency of Nigeria reports that the ambulances were handed to the…
Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has disclosed that over N80b has been expended on the establishment of the new medical science university, King David University of…
Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The Clinical Pharmacists Association of Nigeria has denounced the position of medical consultants and provosts on the health bill currently before the National Assembly. According to the pharmacists,…
Health & Food
NMA urges political office holders to fix Nigeria’s health system, end medical tourism
by James Davies
Angela Onwuzoo The Nigerian Medical Association has urged political office holders in the country to end medical tourism and fix the country’s fragile health system. The NMA also prays for…
Nurses, under the auspices of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association, have expressed worry that Nigeria loses an estimated $2 billion (N1.1trillion) annually to medical tourism. This is contained…
The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, Bauchi State chapter, Dr. Adamu Sambo, has demanded Justice over the alleged recent assault on a principal Medical Officer in Misau General Hospital of the…
Animashaun Salman No fewer than 4,000 residents in Sifawa, Bodinga and Denge-Shuni Local Government Areas of Sokoto State have benefitted from the free medical services made available by the Nigerian…