UCH
11 Oct
Son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, through his child and maternal health care intervention initiative, yesterday, commissioned a drug bank for indigent patients at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
27 Sep
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital Ibadan (UCH), Ibadan, Prof Jesse Otegbayo has appealed to the Federal Government to improve health workers' welfare, provide security, and a conducive environment.
23 Sep
An early morning fire yesterday razed a section of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State. The Guardian learned that the fire started in one of the hospital’s offices on the third floor of the South West 3 ward.
22 Sep
Medical professionals yesterday warned against the stigmatisation and demonisation of older people, saying they are not witches or wizards but exhibiting some medical conditions associated with old age. The medical experts include a geriatric psychiatrist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Dr. Olufisayo Elugbadebo, and the Programme Coordinator, Brain Health Initiative Nigeria, Olajoke Akinyemi. They…
15 Aug 2024
Renowned gospel singer Aduke Ajayi, popularly known as Aduke Gold, passed away on Monday due to cervical cancer, according to her brother, pastor Ajayi Aderogbo. Cervical cancer begins in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Fellow gospel artist Esther Igbekele confirmed the news of her death on Tuesday…
2 Jun 2024
Cancer remains a significant health challenge in Nigeria and across Africa. According to recent statistics, Nigeria records about 125,000 new
7 Apr 2024
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has made a passionate appeal to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to exercise patience till tomorrow to fulfill its promise of paying N52.4m outstanding electricity bill
2 Apr 2024
Staff of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, will from Tuesday, April 2, work between 8a.m. and 4 p.m. daily until power is restored in the hospital. Oludayo Olabampe, Chairman of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), the umbrella body of unions in the hospital, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
15 Mar 2024
Authorities of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have said that they gave adequate care to the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, when he was brought to the hospital on Wednesday.
25 Feb 2024
After an agonising three-day blackout, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has finally restored power to University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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