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Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Thursday suspended their strike. The doctors said the current discussions with the government on how to resolve the issues will continue on Friday by 8 a.m. NARD president, Aliyu Sokomba, had confirmed this development to newsmen. READ ALSO: We’re not on strike, say
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By Idowu Bankole The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has told Nigerian doctors willing to go to foreign that there is no such thing as ‘hazard allowance’ aside from their salary in the UK. Ehanire, in a speech at the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, said the government was working on
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By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos has barred 58 Nigerian Medical Doctors from traveling to London. A statement from the Media Office of the NIS said the Nigerian doctors “attempted traveling aboard a UK bound aircraft flight number ENT 550, registration number SP-ES
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Salutes health workers for their unwavering patriotism By Chioma Obinna As the world marks this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has said that a total of 264 doctors have been exposed to COVID-19 situations out of which 20 actually contracted the infection, and two recovered so
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The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says with no fewer than 3,000 doctors graduating yearly in Nigeria, it will take about 25 years to produce adequate numbers of doctors to cater to the country’s population. The NMA National President, Dr Francis Faduyile, made this known on Tuesday at the ongoing a week-long Annual Symposium organised by
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For almost a decade, the exodus of Nigerian doctors to other countries has led to acute shortages in the nation’s various medical specialities. Some years ago, a former President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Osahon Enabulele, had said that about two-thirds of Nigerian doctors who leave the country end up practising medicine in foreign countries while some of them switch professions.
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Nigeria ranks high in medical tourism with a percentage of 42.4 due to the country’s poor medical healthcare. According to the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, Nigeria spends over $1 billion on medical tourism abroad
Read MoreThe Nigerian Health Care Foundation, one of West Africa’s most beloved non-profit making organizations, comprising Doctors and Nurses, who carry out medical missions to improve the health of Nigerians in rural communities, recently hosted their annual fundraising gala at the Hyatt Regency, Exchange Place, New Jersey City, United States of America.
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