Clinical lecturers under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) chapter of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) will commence an indefinite industrial action on Monday. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the association. According to the union's chairman, Dr Kehinde Okunade, and the association's secretary, Dr Olukayode…

A 12-year-old boy, Enoch Adeboye Ayomide, diagnosed with ruptured intestines, is in urgent need of N4 million for corrective surgery and medical expenses at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Members of the House of Representatives have been informed that Nigeria faces the risk of dealing with hospitals without doctors, nurses and other skilled health workers within the next two years.

    The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, has warned that Nigerian hospitals may become empty soon if nothing is done to urgently address the brain drain in the health sector. Speaking on the need for better remuneration for health workers in the country, Adeyamo, expressed concerns…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC) have teamed up with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Surgery Unit, Nigeria Hub, to strengthen patient-centred surgical research and promote ethical standards. This was revealed during a three-day engagement conference themed “Equipping Surgeons…

The Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) has partnered Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) to establish bone marrow transplant (BMT), for effective treatment for Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) patients.

Nigeria’s leading Health Insurance Company, AXA Mansard Health has partnered with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LUTH to donate over 250 pints of blood. According to the insurance firm, this was done under the company volunteering programme, tagged AXA Hearts in Action, the initiative saw more than 100 employee of AXA donate blood during…

As Nigeria’s energy crisis deepens, hospitals have found themselves in increasingly precarious positions with cost-saving measures resembling a dive from the frying pan into the fire.

Following a successful Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) two months ago, the first set of patients has been discharged after weeks of meticulous expert care. This was announced by the chairman, Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria (SCFN), Chief Tunde Afolabi who added that the two patients; one pediatric and…

Experts have reported that Nigerians are experiencing neurological manifestations of long COVID, called neuro-long COVID, which is known to be among the most debilitating effects of COVID, such as brain fog, mild cognitive impairment, fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, sensations of pins and needles, and muscle pain. Published in the Journal of NeuroVirology, the research was…

The first sets of patients for bone marrow transplants at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) are currently undergoing post-transplant care within the hospital.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers.