Lagos needs 40,000 doctors, says Sanwo-Olu, unveils new healthcare roadmap
By Chioma Obinna LAGOS — Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday unveiled a new healthcare development roadmap for the state, disclosing that Lagos requires about 40,000 doctors to adequately meet the healthcare needs of its growing population. The governor, who disclosed that the state currently has about 7,000 doctors, also highlighted shortages in […]
Lagos moves to deepen mandatory health insurance, opens new ILERA EKO centre in Surulere
By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government has intensified its drive towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the commissioning of a new ILERA EKO Surulere Office, a move aimed at bringing health insurance services closer to residents and accelerating enrolment into the state’s mandatory social health insurance scheme. The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) […]
Lagos doctors adopt e-voting as Okunade emerges NMA chairman
By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has elected Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Sharafadeen Kehinde Okunade, as its new chairman following the association’s first electronic election conducted under its newly amended bye-laws. Okunade will […]
World Hepatitis Day: 28 million people in Eastern Mediterranean living with hepatitis – WHO
By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the burden of viral hepatitis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, revealing that an estimated 28 million people are living with hepatitis B and C, while nearly 97,000 people died from the diseases in 2024, despite the availability of effective vaccines, testing and […]
9,850 professionals left Nigeria in 5 years – Pharmacists
“Only Nigeria funds the subsidy gap of over 95 per cent to nurture the sub-regional college in forex. This should be a cause for concern”
Pharmacists raise alarm as 9,850 professionals leave Nigeria in 5 years
… Seek life jail for fake drug offenders, tougher anti-drug abuse laws By Chioma Obinna The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, (ACPN), on Tuesday raised fresh concerns over the growing exodus of pharmacists from the country, revealing that about 9,850 professionals have left Nigeria in the last five years in search of better opportunities […]
