Monthly Archive: July 2019

Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Strike as Gbajabiamila Intervenes

Resident Doctors Suspend Planned Strike as Gbajabiamila Intervenes

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria have suspended the industrial action scheduled to commence on Monday following the intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.  ...

Enugu State University Teaching Hospital 2019/2020 Residency, Internship Application Form

Enugu State University Teaching Hospital 2019/2020 Residency, Internship Application Form

The Enugu State Government has approved the immediate employment of the following resident Doctors by Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, to ensure adequate manpower resourcing of the following clinical departments of the hospital...

FMOH Writes CMDs on Recurrent Issues in Tertiary Health Facilities

FMOH Writes CMDs on Recurrent Issues in Tertiary Health Facilities

CMDs/MDs Federal Ternary Hospitals Registrars/CEOs, Health Regulatory Councils/Bodies RE: A. NON-PROMOTION AND STAGNATION; B. NON-PAYMENT OF ARREARS C. UNLAWFUL PAYMENT OF SPECIALIST ALLOWANCE The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) & Assembly of Healthcare Professionals...

ECHO Trial Shows Contraception does not Increase Risk of HIV

ECHO Trial Shows Contraception does not Increase Risk of HIV

New evidence has emerged to put to rest the long-standing concern that certain hormonal contraceptives might increase women’s risk of becoming infected with HIV. The evidence, which comes from the highly-publicised Evidence for Contraceptive...

UNIMEDTH Akure Complex Ondo State To Get Dialysis and Kidney Centre

UNIMEDTH Akure Complex Ondo State To Get Dialysis and Kidney Centre

Lions Club International, District 404A1 Nigeria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ondo State Government to construct a dialysis centre at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State.  ...

Ectopic Pregnancy: Gynaecologists Advise Prompt Medical Consultation, Presentation

Ectopic Pregnancy: Gynaecologists Advise Prompt Medical Consultation, Presentation

Some Gynaecologists on Friday advised women of child-bearing age to promptly seek medical consultation in treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) to prevent Ectopic pregnancy incidence. The gynaecologists in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,...

WHO Recommends Dolutegravir as Preferred HIV Treatment Drug

WHO Recommends Dolutegravir as Preferred HIV Treatment Drug

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended the use of the HIV drug, dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred first-line and second-line treatment for all ages. This includes pregnant women and those of childbearing...

2 Nurses Killed By Boko Haram In Nigeria Awarded Florence Nightingale Medals

2 Nurses Killed By Boko Haram In Nigeria Awarded Florence Nightingale Medals

Two nurses abducted and killed last year by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno have been awarded the Florence Nightingale medal, the highest international award in the nursing profession. Hauwa Liman and Saifura Hussaina were...

Edo State University Iyamho Vacancies for Lecturer I (Maternal and Child Health)

Edo State University Iyamho Vacancies for Lecturer I (Maternal and Child Health)

Edo University Iyamho, located in Etsako Central in the central of Edo North, is one of the world’s leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 2016, EUI has been dedicated to finding...

Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Lagos 2019 Internship Application Forms

Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Lagos 2019 Internship Application Forms

The Nigerian Navy in pursuance of its social responsiblity, invites applications from suitably qualified Nigerians for the 2019 housemanship/internship program in the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Lagos Eligibility Candidates for the Housemanshihp/internship program must possess...