Expert advocates citizen-focused new health system for Nigeria

Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe has called for a new health system that is tailored to the needs of the ordinary man in the street

Why Nigerians defecate publicly

Special report on why improved public awareness is not enough to reduce public defecation in Nigeria

First aid tips to save accident victims

The first few minutes of a medical emergency are always critical, but nearly two thirds of us admit we wouldn’t know what to do

Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria

A new study has identified risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria

The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed

Doctors' sack is in Nigeria's best interest - government

The Nigerian government has revealed that its decision to suspend the Residency Training Programme in the health sector was done in the overall interest of all Nigerians.

Nigerian doctors stage nationwide protests over sack

Nigerian doctors in various parts of the country on Monday staged a peaceful protest demanding the reversal of the president's decision to sack the nation's 16,000 resident doctors.

Nigerian government sacks resident doctors

Nigerian government yesterday (Thursday) announced indefinite suspension of residency training programme for doctors in the country.

Doctors at Lagos University Teaching Hospital embarking on indefinite strike

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has given the reasons why its members are embarking on an indefinite strike action.

LAUTECH Teaching Hospital workers on indefinite strike over unpaid salaries

Health workers at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo, Nigeria yesterday (Wednesday) embarked on an indefinite strike to protest the deductions and outstanding salaries of five months.