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2.7 Million Youth Affected By 3 Years Of ‘Flatlined Progress’ On HIV Treatments – UN Report

Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth. Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related...

SAD: ‘2 Working Radiotherapy Machines Available For 210 Million Citizens’ – Former Health Minister

Isaac Adewole, a former Minister of Health and member of the Lancet Commission on Oncology, has said Nigeria needs more radiotherapy machines to improve access...

Brain Drain: NARD Raise Alarm Over 4,000 Medical Doctors Set To Leave Nigeria

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has raised the alarm over plan by 4,000 of its members to disengage their services in the...

Under Buhari: ‘64% Nigerian Children Risk Death Over Poor Vaccination’ – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned that with only 36 percent of children aged 12-23 months receiving all recommended vaccines, a substantial...

Cross River: Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike Over Kidnapped Colleagues

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Cross River State has declared a total and indefinite strike following the kidnap of two of their members, Dr...

Abia: Doctors Give Governor Ikpeazu 21-day Ultimatum Over Unpaid Salaries

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Abia State government to clear the backlog of salary arrears owed doctors...

Nurse Fined N100,000 For Piercing Newborn Baby’s Eyes

Folade Adeshina, a nurse at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, UDUTH, Sokoto, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with an option of...

Nigerian Doctors Want Retirement Age Extended To 70 Years

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, has urged the Federal Government to extend the retirement age of medical practitioners...

500 Senior Consultants Have Left Nigeria – Medical Body Raises Alarm

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria has disclosed that about 500 consultants in various medical fields had left the service of government...

Resident Doctors To Meet On Wednesday To Decide On Strike

Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, will meet next Wednesday to decide whether or not to go on...

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