Protests again erupted across the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday as private security guards shut down services at several general hospitals over four months of unpaid salaries. Gates at Nyanya, Zuba and Kubwa General Hospitals were blocked, leaving patients stranded outside while health workers were locked out. The guards, hired through private security contractors engaged […]
President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to reforming Nigeria’s health sector, pledging urgent action to tackle power supply challenges in hospitals. Tinubu made the pledge at the National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector in Abuja on Tuesday. He was represented by George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation. […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi The precarious situation in our health institutions continues to be a source of worry to all. Before now, stakeholders in the health sector have cried out over the deplorable conditions that have taken a heavy toll on the people seeking medical attention. It is worrisome that virtually all aspects of our national […]
Hospitals in Armenia can no longer cope with the number of coronavirus patients, the country’s prime minister warned on Thursday. Nikol Pashinyan, who has himself tested positive, said there could be as many as 20,000 people infected but showing no symptoms in the country, which has so far registered 11,221 cases and 176 deaths. The […]
The Commissioner for health in Plateau state, Dr. Ndam Lar, says the state government has concluded plans to establish six new hospitals and a world class medical laboratory to improve its healthcare indices. Lar made the disclosure on Tuesday in Jos, during a familiarisation tour of some health facilities in the state. The commissioner, while […]
Abuja – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday that seven federal teaching hospitals across the country would be upgraded and fully equipped with an oncology centre to manage all types of cancer. Ehanire disclosed this in Abuja at the commencement of the 2019 Breast Cancer Awareness Month, organised by the ministry […]
In its quest to meet the healthcare needs of Nigerians and boost the nation’s health sector through quality healthcare delivery, Nigeria’s leading private healthcare facility, Lagoon Hospitals, has expanded and upgraded its facilities at the Ikeja Branch of the hospital. Lagoon Hospitals, known in the country for its focus on patient care and quality, is […]
The Federal Ministry of Health has warned that there is an increase of illegal organ harvesting by some foreign hospitals. The Federal Ministry of Health says Nigerians travelling outside the country for medical attention should be very careful due to the rising cases of illegal organ harvesting Are you planning to seek for medical attention […]
Residents doctors in Kaduna State have began an indefinite strike on Tuesday over the “sorry state” of healthcare facilities in public hospitals From Nigeria to Spain back to Nigeria; it’s still strike season! The “sorry state” of healthcare facilities in Kaduna state government hospitals is the reason their own resident doctors are going on strike […]
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that Zamfara State with 24 state hospitals has only 23 doctors managing these health institutions. “I was in Zamfara. At the Federal Medical Centre in Zamfara, there are about 120 doctors but the state has less than 40 in the entire state, in fact they were […]
Anambra State Government has said that three general hospitals in the three senatorial zones in the state are to undergo some renovation work in order to upgrade their status. These hospitals include the Enugwu-ukwu General Hospital for Central Senatorial district, Ekwulobia General Hospital for the South Senatorial district and Onitsha General Hospital for the North […]