IT was a day of pain and anguish for patients at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, as medical doctors under the auspices of the Association of Resident Doctors in LASUTH, LASUTH-ARD, made good their threat to embark on a three-day warning strike.

The Consul-General of Nigeria in South Africa, Godwin Adama, has said about 5,000 Nigerian medical practitioners were contributing to the development of the health sector in South Africa.

The Consul General (CG) of Nigeria in South Africa, Mr. Godwin Adama, has said there were 5,000 Nigerian Medical practitioners working in various teaching, public and private hospitals in South Africa. The Vice Consul, Information and Culture, Mr David Abraham, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Abraham quoting Adama as saying when Nigerian […]

Prof. Afolabi Lesi, Provost, College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has advised the 186 newly-inducted medical and dental graduates to be change agents in the health sector.

A United States based Non-Government Organization (NGO) has administered free medical treatment to over 2,000 residents of Okitipupa area of Ondo state.

NIGERIAN doctors have been tasked to pursue excellence in their various areas of specialisation as a way of ensuring a robust health care system in the country.

The United Kingdom is set to exclude medical staff from the government’s visa cap, according to Saffron Cordery, Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Providers.

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it cannot guarantee industrial harmony after a scheduled meeting on June 2.

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it cannot guarantee industrial harmony after a scheduled meeting on June 2.

Medical doctors working for Lagos State Government, yesterday, rejected appointment of a non- medical and dental doctor as consultant in the hospital setting, even as they appealed to authorities of the state to ensure that all healthcare facilities in the state were not closed for doctors to provide care for patients.

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday warned hospitals and doctors to henceforth desist from rejecting gunshot victims, saying such act constitutes a flagrant violation of an existing law.

There was mild drama in Eku, yesterday as some health workers under the DELTA State chapter, Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), besieged Eku Government Hospital, Eku, evicted patients and put the hospital under lock and key.

EDO State Government and the state chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, yesterday, engaged in war of words over the 21-day ultimatum issued by NMA for government to heed to its demands or members will cripple the state health sector.

Following plans by the Edo State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), to embark on strike, Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government is making arrangement for private health care providers to offer essential services to patients in state government hospitals, as the demands by the NMA are unrealistic.

The Commissioner for Health in Zamfara, Alhaji Lawal Liman, says the recruitment of doctors, nurses and midwives into the state health sector will begin on Monday.