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
07:57 Association of Resident Doctors, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian Medical Association, presidency, strike
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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
14:25 Association of Resident Doctors, healthcare, labour, Nigeria, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, strike
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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
09:48 Association of Resident Doctors, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu
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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
06:27 ARD, Association of Resident Doctors, doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, strike
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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
09:54 Association of Resident Doctors, industrial action, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, strike
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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.







