Medical News


Health Union Decries Indiscipline Among Members

Chairman of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Sokoto State chapter,  Abdullahi…

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Malnourished Children in Katsina Suffer as Funding Fails Again

The non release of  250,000 naira monthly contribution by each of the 15 participating local …

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NAF Offers Free Eye Surgery to IDPs

About 50 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have benefited from the free eye surgery carried out …

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‘Nigeria may not have Money for Immunization in 2017’

Nigeria may not have enough money for immunization next year, if the government does not increase …

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What Hope for Nigerians as Health Workers Down Tools Tomorrow?

On the 27th  of last month , health workers in the country under the aegis of Joint Health Se…

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Improving Research Quality by Ridding Labs of Quacks

Worried by the infiltration of quacks into the Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) profession in N…

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Controversy as UNILAG, Medical Students Battle Admission

Some medical students of the University of Lagos, Akoka, sent to other departments are aggrieved, …

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A Good Nurse is Who Every Patient Needs

A good nurse is the best a human being can be.’ How true? To be able to reduce misery and sa…

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UGONSA Dissociates Self from Impending JOHESU Strike; Labels Unified Scheme as Ploy to Stall Realization of Nurses' Internship

Nurses under the aegis of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association, UGONSA, have restat…

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EFCC Arraigns Provost, Four Others for Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned the Provost of the Federal School…

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Lassa Fever: Doctor Infected While Treating Patients In Plateau

  A medical doctor (names withheld) in Plateau State has been infected with the deadly Lass…

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Thugs Stab Staff, Patients At Lagos General Hospital

  Doctors, nurses and patients in the various wards of the Orile-Agege General Hospital in …

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Groundbreaking for First Medical University Performed in Akwa Ibom

History has been made in Akwa Ibom State with the planned establishment of the first privately own…

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Lassa Fever Death Toll Remains 47, Health Minister Insists

Contrary to reports that over 80 people had died as a result of the outbreak of Lassa fever in the…

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Public Notice from the Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors

PATIENTS BEWARE!!!  Members of the public are hereby advised to completely ignore/disregard…

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Why Medical Doctors Who Are Perm Secs Earn More – NIGER NMA

The  Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Niger State branch has defended its members against …

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NMA Denies N1.3m Salary Claim for Members in Niger‎

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Niger State branch, has refuted claims in some national da…

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Zika Virus: WHO Warns African Region to be Prepared to Tackle Disease

Countries from the World Health Organisation (WHO), African region, have been urged to be watchful…

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Health Records In Nigeria: How Effective?

Record keeping is as old as the creation of man and it’s importance can never be over emphas…

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The Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalous Care Foundation (SBH) Invitation To The World Birth Defect Day

Dear Friends and Colleaque,   INVITING YOU TO JOIN US TO COMMEMORATE WORLD BIRTH DEFECT D…

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