Patients groan in Abuja public hospitals as NARD strike hits hard
ABUJA- ONE week after resident doctors began industrial action over a disagreement with their employer, the federal government, over some demands, patients have appeared to be at the receiving end, as they have remained unattended to by the doctors.
Centre discharges 120 VVF patients in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Ministry of Health said no fewer than 120 patients of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) were discharged from VVF Centre in Jahun local government area of the state.
Breaking: Patients hold management staff `hostage’ at National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu
Drama ensued at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu as patients held doctors and some management staff hostage for refusing them access to medical treatment following ongoing strike by health workers.
Strike: Patients’ relations beg FG, JOHESU
Some relatives of patients in Federal Government hospitals in Lagos State on Thursday appealed to striking health workers to enter into dialogue with the government to resolve contentious issues to avoid deaths.
Government hospitals detain patients in Lagos
FOUR months after Dapo Sheba and Oluwole Abisogun were officially discharged from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, they are yet to go home. Tawa Yusuf who was also discharged three months ago from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba, is yet to be reunited with her family.
Strike: Help us, we’re dying, cry National Orthopaedic Hospital Patients
Patients at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu State, have called for help from the Federal government, urging it to respond to the demands of the health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals, JOHESU who have been on strike to press home their call for better working environment.
Patients lament, seek voluntary discharge as health workers’ strike bites
LAGOS—The indefinite strike embarked upon by health workers under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, took its toll on Federal Government-owned health institutions in many states of the Federation, yesterday, as patients lamented the development, with several opting for voluntary discharge, following the withdrawal of medical and clinical services.
Patients agonise over breakdown of radiotherapy machine at LUTH
SCORES of cancer patients seeking treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba, Lagos are going through harrowing times following the incessant breakdown of the radiotherapy machine at the health facility.
Photo of fake doctor who sucks patients’ sperm, discharges them without treatment
Photo of fake doctor who sucks patients’ sperm, discharges them without treatment
Patient attacks medical personnel, others in Ogun
By Daud Olatunji
ABEOKUTA—A mild drama ensued midnight Saturday at State Hospital,Ijaiye, Abeokuta, Ogun State, as a patient went wild and beat up medical personnel and other patients.
National Hospital performs open heart surgery on 12 patients
The National Hospital, Abuja, said on Saturday that it has successfully carried out open heart surgery on twelve children with heart diseases of varying complexities.
