Nigeria is stepping up as a leader in Africa’s efforts to build resilient health systems by championing sustainable financing and medical oxygen security at the upcoming Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF), scheduled for July 15 in Abuja.
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A new joint study by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) has confirmed the crucial role international health teams play in strengthening outbreak responses across the African continent.
The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ezeh Igwekamma, has expressed deep concern about the return of fake drugs in Nigeria. He said that more than half of the medicines being sold in the country today are either fake or of poor quality.
A group called the Coalition of Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Education Institutions in Nigeria has sent a petition to the Federal Government. They are protesting what they call the “illegal and unfair” dismissal of a doctor named Ibikunle Olaniran, who used to work at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in Ogun State.
Resident doctors at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have said that they will embark on a one-week warning strike over poor welfare.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to engage in dialogue with the association to improve healthcare delivery and address looming challenges in the health sector.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for an urgent investigation into what it says was the illegal appointment of Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye as Acting Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Yaba. The NMA is also upset that new doctors at the hospital haven’t been paid.
The doctors’ group at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has warned that the hospital might soon stop working completely.
A new study published in BMC Public Health has revealed that drinking coffee may help reduce the health risks associated…
Mrs Oghogho Musa, the President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), is championing a call to action for improved self-care and health consciousness among the spouses of military personnel.