Monthly Archive: November 2018

Residents withdraw sick relatives as doctors begin strike at Enugu teaching hospital

Residents withdraw sick relatives as doctors begin strike at Enugu teaching hospital

Relatives yesterday began to withdraw their sick ones from the Enugu State University of Science Teaching Hospital (ESUT-Parklane) as resident doctors attached to the facility embarked on a one-week warning strike over non-payment of...

What is it really like for overseas doctors settling in Australia?

What is it really like for overseas doctors settling in Australia?

When I arrived in Australia – in Cooktown of all places – one of my biggest challenges was understanding the accent and the slang. I also struggled with basic expressions. I remember being invited...

Why Nigerian Doctors Are Leaving Nigeria Enmasse — NMA

Why Nigerian Doctors Are Leaving Nigeria Enmasse — NMA

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has attributed poor remuneration and inadequate health facilities as some of the major reasons for mass exodus of medical doctors. Dr Ekpe Phillips, the FCT Chapter NMA Chairman, said...

UK Government set to relax restrictions on non-EU doctors, More Foreign Doctors to Be Allowed in

UK Government set to relax restrictions on non-EU doctors, More Foreign Doctors to Be Allowed in

The government is set to relax its immigration rules to let more foreign doctors come to Britain to help tackle the NHS’s widespread shortages of medics, the Guardian can reveal. Ministers have agreed to...

‘Expansion of Diagnostic Services can Tackle Medical Tourism’

‘Expansion of Diagnostic Services can Tackle Medical Tourism’

The Chairman of Echo Lab Radiology and Laboratory Services, Dr Benson Cole, has said that the expansion of diagnostic services in the country will solve the problem of medical tourism. Cole made the statement...

2018 World AIDS Day: 90% of Infected Lagosians to Know Status by 2020 — LSACA Boss

2018 World AIDS Day: 90% of Infected Lagosians to Know Status by 2020 — LSACA Boss

The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, said it has put in place measures to ensure that 90 percent of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS in the State know their status by 2020. Chief Executive...

#YellowFever Outbreak: Ondo Government Warns Residents

#YellowFever Outbreak: Ondo Government Warns Residents

Towards  safeguarding the health of state,  the Ondo State has warned residents of the state of yellow fever outbreak in several parts of the country. In a Press statement, the Commissioner for health Dr....

Maternal, Perinatal Deaths are Recurring Nightmares – Bayelsa

Maternal, Perinatal Deaths are Recurring Nightmares – Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Government has described the high rate of maternal and perinatal deaths in the state as a recurring nightmare saying the healthcare system in the country was weak. The Commissioner for Health,...

Excessive Sitting Causes Cardiovascular Disease, Expert Warns

Excessive Sitting Causes Cardiovascular Disease, Expert Warns

Dr Joe Ugwu, a Neurologist with a private Hospital in Abuja, on Thursday said excessive sitting could lead to cardiovascular diseases and early mortality. Ugwu told news men in Abuja that sitting was a...

High Alcohol Consumption by Drivers Worrisome, Says FRSC, Lagos Govt

High Alcohol Consumption by Drivers Worrisome, Says FRSC, Lagos Govt

WORRIED by the level of  alcohol induced road traffic crashes, the Lagos State Government and Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have raised concerns over alcohol consumption across the state. The concern was raised at...