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Update on Meeting of JOHESU Held on 16th January 2015 at MHWU Secretariat Abuja

JOHESU met alongside with the Professional Associations in NUAHP to appraise the On – going …

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Patients Groan As JOHESU’s Strike Bites Hard

    Dr-Khaliru-AlhassanACROSS the federation, the three-month old Joint Health Sector Un…

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Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition

  Report by the Director-General   1. This report responds to the request o…

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Health Workers Strike: Stakeholders Urged To Reconsider Position

As it is said that when two Elephants fight, the grass bears the brunt, so could unfavourable deve…

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Reducing Pneumonia Deaths Among Children

  The abject state of health care, particularly primary health care, in the country has onc…

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20 Die in Cholera Outbreak in Rivers

  No fewer than 20 persons have died from outbreak of cholera in Andoni Local Government Ar…

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2015: Hope Of Ending Health Sector Crises Dims

Hope of ending major challenges that has afflicted the health sector for years especially the riva…

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International Day of the Midwife 2015

  Introducing #ItsAllAbout…   To support International Day of the Mi…

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JOHESU, AHPA, Others, Fault Yayale Ahmed-led Panel Report on Inter-Professional Cooperation

JOINT Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association (AHPA) have…

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​Health-Workers’ Strike Bites Hard in Lagos

• As Edo doctors issue ultimatum over unpaid salaries   AS the ongoing strike embark…

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Edo Expels Igbinedion Varsity Students

  Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Wednesday, issued an executive order stopping the n…

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Ebola in the UK: Hospital Confirms It Is Treating A Woman With Suspected Case Of The Virus

  . Reports claim the patient had recently travelled abroad   A wom…

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Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Gives Edo 21-Day Ultimatum Over Seized Wages

EDO State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Professor Afekhide  Omoti has g…

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We’ll Declare State of Emergency in Oyo Healthcare Sector –Folarin

The governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Folar…

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No Work, No Pay Won’t Deter Us From Strike – Katsina Health Workers

The no-work-no-pay measure adopted by Katsina State government cannot deter workers from ongoing s…

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Latest Update On The JOHESU Strike as at 14th January 2015

  It has been 62 days since the National Joint Health Sector Union & Assembly of Hea…

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New AIDS Vaccine Comes in a Capsule

  Wanted: Volunteers to test an experimental new AIDS vaccine that is needle-free. The catc…

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HOW STRIKES ARE KILLING THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SECTOR AND WHY IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO RECLAIM

  An interesting scenario played out in 2014. After a strike that lasted about two months, …

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Lagos State, Doctors Head For Showdown Over Pay

There are indications of looming crisis in the Lagos health sector with the state government failu…

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Depo-Provera Linked to Higher HIV Risk, Researchers Find

The injectable birth control Depo-Provera is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection in…

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