Medical News


‘It is Wrong for Doctors to Divert Patients to Private Hospitals’

What  is your assessment of healthcare delivery in the country? It depends on the level of …

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Antenatal Care: Pregnant Women’s Experiences in Public Hospitals

Antenatal care is a very crucial part of managing pregnancy, however many pregnant women face chal…

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FMC’s Chief Accountant kidnapped in Ondo

The Chief Accountant of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Mr. Kayode Asaju, has been ki…

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Medical Laboratory Scientists are not Technicians: An Open Letter to Sokoto State Government

Let me begin by expressing our profound gratitude to the Sokoto State Government, first for the re…

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Association to Establish Hospital, School in Bauchi

The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) Bauchi State chapter will establish a hospital a…

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Nigerian Wins Innovation Prize for Africa 2016 with Urine Malaria Test

A Nigerian, Dr. Eddy Agbo, over the weekend emerged as one of the three winners of the Innovation …

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NANNM to FG: Approve the Unified Scheme of Service for Nurses

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called on the federal governme…

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Doctors Begin Work Today as NARD Suspends Strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its ongoing nationwide indefinite strik…

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National Association Of Resident Doctors Of Nigeria Communique

  COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF EXTRA-ORDINARY NATIONAL EXECuTIVE COUNCIL MEETING MEC, OF…

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Experts Push for Stomach Banding for Obese Individuals who have Diabetes

Doctors and researchers from 45 international organizations are recommending stomach banding surge…

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CMD Offers Solution to Incessant Strikes in Health Sector

To stem the incessant strikes in government-owned hospitals, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of U…

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African Regions not yet Affected by Malaria Drug Resistance’

Despite suggestions that the malaria parasite is becoming resistant to the drug-of-choice, Artemin…

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Why Sack of 16,000 Resident Doctors may Worsen Challenges in Health Sector

* Commonwealth Medical Association urges govt to reverse decision   Vice President of the…

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NDLEA Leads Stakeholders in a Walk Against Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday led other stakeholders in a sensitisat…

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Intimidation Won’t Make us Call off Strike – Health Workers Tell FG

Health and medical-related activities were on Thursday paralyzed at the Federal Teaching Hospital,…

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Misconception About Orthodox Medical Treatment of Mental Illness

Mental illness is one of the most stigmatised illnesses in the whole world. Going through several …

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Enugu Medical Women Elect President

Renowned cardiologist, Dr. Esther Ekwe, of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituk…

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Pharmacists Canvass Mentoring to Boost Practice

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) have stressed the need for mentoring o…

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How to Handle Autism, by Experts

Key players in the healthcare sector have called for  more awareness on autism spectrum disor…

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Renewed Efforts to Reduce Sickle Cell Burden in Nigeria

• Bone marrow transplant centre yet to get government support • SCFN, Multi Choice par…

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