Why we called off the strike - JOHESU

The recent strike embarked upon by Nigerian health workers was called off as a result of the federal government's agreement to abide by the judgment delivered by the Nigerian Industrial Court (NIC) on July 22, 2013, it also agreed to jettison its earlier decision to appeal the court judgment....

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Laboratory test results are the cornerstone for diagnosis and treatment - Akinwale EA (PhD)

Air Commodore EA Akinwale (PhD), Air Commodore, Commanding Officer, 445 Nigerian Air Force Laboratory, has described laboratory test results as the cornerstone for patient diagnosis and treatment, he added that laboratory results are responsible for about 70 per cent of decisions on patients'...

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Nigerian pharmacists accuse health minister of favoritism

Olumide Akintayo, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has accused the Nigerian minister for health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu of favoring doctors over healthcare professionals. He stated this in a chat with Guardian....

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigerian health workers call off strike

The ongoing strike called by members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has been called off. ...

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New church campaign strategy puts public health at high risk

by Alagboso Chibuike Owerri, Imo state capital in south eastern Nigeria recently woke to a new and quite unique way of public awareness and campaign; a church was distributing flyers from a helicopter! ...

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Strike cripples hospitals nationwide, state and local government hospitals set to join

The ongoing strike called by members of the Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) has crippled activities in federal hospitals nationwide. At the National Hospital in Abuja, activities are on standstill although some nurses are on standby in the hospital's Accident and Emergency Department. ...

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HealthNewsNG partners Jobberman for latest medical jobs

HealthNewsNG has partnered with Nigeria's number one job recruitment Jobberman to make authentic health jobs accessible to all cadres of health professionals in search of job opportunities. With the development, readers can now access latest health jobs from all HealthNewsNG pages....

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Nigeria's leaking condoms

Special Report by Paul Adepoju Condoms, public health experts believe are to a large extent the most popular and widely accepted method of safe sex since it has become almost impossible to preach abstinence without being taunted. Furthermore, they are the cheapest tools in the global fight against...

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God is in support of family planning - Prof. Ladipo

Professor Oladapo Ladipo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Reproduction and Family Health (ARFH), has stated that God is in support of family planning since He frowns at uncontrolled child birth....

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Expert recommends community health insurance scheme for Nigeria

Dr Kayode Obembe, Chief Executive Officer of Premier Medicaid International HMO has decried the poor distribution of health insurance in Nigeria. ...

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Nigerian health professionals embark on indefinite strike

The Nigerian National Union of Pharmacists, Medical Scientists and Professionals Allied to Medicine (NUAHP) has declared an indefinite strike due to the inability of the federal ministry of health to meet its demands....

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Nigerian leaders are very bad examples - Yeni Kuti

Ms. Yeni Kuti, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The New Afrika Shrine and daughter of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has described Nigerian leaders as bad examples whose lives are not worthy of emulation by Nigerian youths...

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Invest in indigenous vaccines, experts urge Nigerian government

As the world anticipates the final results of the RTS,S vaccine for malaria, stakeholders in the Nigerian health sector have advised governments at all levels to support local vaccine projects with adequate funding. ...

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Nigerian doctors make case for rejuvenation of primary health centers

Nigerian doctors through the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have made case for the revamp of the nation's primary healthcare centers (PHCs). According to the association, this is necessary to ensure that qualitative healthcare services get to Nigerians at the grassroots....

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International Youth Day - WHARC resurrects Fela's legacies

Yesterday in the ancient city of Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria, the Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) celebrated this year's International Youth Day with an event through which it sought to mainstream Nigerian youths into the development and social change agenda of the country....

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Through PMTCT, we can protect future generations from HIV, says expert

As part of HealthNewsNG's special focus on HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health issues, Jennifer Ehidiamen spoke to Nurse Egga, an expert in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) who works in a general hospital in Nasarawa state, northern ...

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New study links high glucose levels with dementia

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has concluded that individuals with higher glucose levels are at greater risk of suffering from dementia even in the absence of diabetes....

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Outbreak of cardiovascular disorders imminent in Nigeria - experts

Experts have enjoined Nigerian government and citizens to be conscious of cardiovascular conditions that are silent killers. These conditions they said have high public health significance. ...

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Mandela is recuperating slowly and steadily - Zuma

Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa today announced that the nation's ailing former leader, Nelson Mandela is recording slow but consistent improvement in his health....

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HealthNewsNG signs partnership deal for Pathology 2014 International Conference and Exhibition

HealthNewsNG.com is glad to officially announce it recently signed a partnership agreement with OMICS Group, organizers of the third International Conference and Exhibition on Pathology holding from April 14 to 16, 2014 in San Antonio, USA....

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Vacancies at The Diagnostic Centre, Calabar

A comprehensive medical Center situated in Calabar town, Cross Rivers State is seeking suitably qualified and experienced medical personnel to fill in vacant positions in their establishment....

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Medical Laboratory Scientist Vacancy at Giwa Hospital

Giwa Hospital is a state of the art Specialist Hospital in the City of Kaduna, Kaduna State offering health and clinical services to vast number of patients within Kaduna and beyound. They are announcing vacancy for the position of a Medical Laboratory Scientist....

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ExxonMobil partners Akwa Ibom state on malaria eradication

Mark R. Ward, Managing Director of Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) and Lead Country Manager of ExxonMobil Subsidiary Companies in Nigeria, has expressed the commitment of ExxonMobil towards the eradication of malaria in Akwa Ibom state.  ...

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Vacancies at Babcock University Teaching Hospital and Delta State Government Health Mgt Board

Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun state and Delta State Government Health Management Board have announced vacancies for various healthcare professionals....

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UNILAG announces deadline for postgraduate admission application

The University of Lagos has announced the deadline for the submission of applications for the 2013/2014 admission into various programmes at the institution's postgraduate school is Thursday August 15, 2013. ...

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Q&A: We will win the fight against malaria by being innovative - Dr. Robert Newman

Paul Adepoju Malaria, though preventable and totally curable remains a leading cause of infant mortality in Africa despite numerous efforts by various local and international organizations including the World Health Organization...

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Call For Abstracts: Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale University

Organizers of the Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale have made an official call for abstracts. In a statement, Unite for Sight described the conference as the world's largest and leading global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference....

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[OPINION] How public figures and celebrities can promote public health awareness and actions

Chibuike Alagboso In July, internet and social media platforms were flooded with news of the birth of Prince George because people are much interested in the lives and times of the royal family and other celebritie...

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