Ekiti State chapter of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) is to commence a seven-day warning strike on Monday to press home its demand for payment of its members’ outstanding benefits. The stay-at-home directive is contained in a letter the union addressed to Prof. Kayode Olabanji, Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. The…

Nigerian doctors are among the least paid worldwide. Doctors in 45 other African countries are better paid than their Nigerian counterparts...

Committed to reduce the burden of maternal mortality across the country, Managing Director, Nigeria Health Watch, Vivianne Ihekweazu, has called for improved access to appropriate and quality maternal healthcare and medicines during childbirth. According to her, “we have lost too many women due to unavailability of quality medication during and after childbirth, and now is…

Robert Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Wednesday he was "disappointed" at "offensive" criticism of his agency over its Covid-19 response by an ally of President Donald Trump. Redfield's remarks at a Senate hearing represent some of his strongest public reaction against efforts by members of the…

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

The Presidential Task Force (PTF), yesterday, admitted that the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) would endanger more lives, as measures are being intensified to contain the spread of the disease. The panel’s Chairman and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who was speaking at its weekly briefing in…

Trains over 200 health workers The Ogun State Government and leaders of Ogijo community in Sagamu Local Government Area have described the 20-bed ultramodern medical centre donated to it, as a model of primary healthcare facility worthy of replication across the state. Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who took delivery of the…

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has revealed that he drinks cow urine daily, joining a growing number of Indians who believe it has medicinal benefits, including against the coronavirus. Kumar is considered a staunch supporter of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, which has earmarked millions of dollars for research into products using bovine waste…

The Reddington Armoured Shield Medical Centre has concluded plans to offer free medical treatment to all international air travelers arriving the country. This is provided the PCR test is done at Reddington Zaine Laboratory recently accredited as the only private COVID-19 facility to test and treat patients in Nigeria. In a statement by the management…

Society for Family Health (SFH) has urged the Nasarawa state government to prioritise adolescent girls’ access to sexual reproductive health services to reduce morbidity and maternal mortality. The Northern regional coordinator, SFH, Anita Elabo at the closeout of the first phase of the A360 project yesterday in Lafia, said access to reproductive health services would…

• Urges NARD members to return to work • ‘Routine services must be maintained’ The Federal Government has described as ill-timed and ill-advised the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at a time that the country is battling with the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement in Abuja yesterday, Minister of Health,…

Whether by design or natural occurrence, whatever may be the merit or lack thereof in our responses as countries or even individuals, there is little doubt that the coronavirus has forced a collective pause in our lives. And in the process, like a dry stream bed, it has laid bare in stark and very painful…