Monthly Archive: July 2019

Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria Inducts 188 UNN Pharmacy Graduates

Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria Inducts 188 UNN Pharmacy Graduates

The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) has inducted 188 pharmacy graduates of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, 2017/2018 session into the council.   The induction ceremony which was tagged: Every End has a...

Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital Ojo, Lagos Chapter Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme for Nurses and Midwifery

Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital Ojo, Lagos Chapter Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme for Nurses and Midwifery

A Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme for Nurses and Midwifery at Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital Ojo, Lagos Chapter

Implement NICN Judgment on Workers Welfare, JOHESU Tells FG

Implement NICN Judgment on Workers Welfare, JOHESU Tells FG

The Joint Health Sector Union has bemoaned the delay in the implementation of the alternative dispute resolution agreement approved by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to address the disharmony in the health sector....

Irananian Nurse Confesses to Killing Six-Year-Old Boy, Bags Death Sentence

Irananian Nurse Confesses to Killing Six-Year-Old Boy, Bags Death Sentence

Iran has executed a nurse convicted of murdering a six-year-old boy, the judiciary’s official news agency reported on Sunday. The woman was found guilty of carrying out the murder in June 2016 while working...

Rats Ate Deceased Baby’s Ear at Anambra Hospital – Police

Rats Ate Deceased Baby’s Ear at Anambra Hospital – Police

A police report has cleared the mystery surrounding a baby’s missing ear at the Victory Children’s Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State. The report, which was sighted by our correspondent on Sunday, exonerated the hospital and...

PCN Canvasses Guidelines for National Drug Distribution

PCN Canvasses Guidelines for National Drug Distribution

Registrar of the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN), Elijah Mohammed has called for the full implementation of the national drug distribution guidelines which would ensure the closure of all open drug markets in the...

Medical Lab Scientists Raise Alarm Over Quackery in OOUTH, BDTH, Others

Medical Lab Scientists Raise Alarm Over Quackery in OOUTH, BDTH, Others

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has raised an alarm over what it called an “organised quackery in public health institutions,” particularly at the nation’s teaching hospitals and Federal Medical Centres,...

Strong, White Teeth Good for Self-Esteem, Health

Strong, White Teeth Good for Self-Esteem, Health

Dentist at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Bimbo Akindele in this interview with GERALDINE AKUTU said the teeth colour is of cosmetic importance and any changes in the structures will lead to alteration...

‘Possible Link between Sugary Drinks and Cancer’

‘Possible Link between Sugary Drinks and Cancer’

A study published by The BMJ  reports a possible association between higher consumption of sugary drinks and an increased risk of cancer. While cautious interpretation is needed, the findings add to a growing body...

Health Place for Children Initiative Donates Paediatric Unit to UNTH

Health Place for Children Initiative Donates Paediatric Unit to UNTH

A non-governmental organisation, Health Place for Children Initiative, has established a five-bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State.   The founder of the group, Dr Odiraa Nwankwo,...