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

Nigerian doctors suspend indefinite strike

Doctors in Edo state under the umbrella body of the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA), Edo chapter have suspended their indefinite strike action.

Doctors in Edo state threaten to go on strike

Members of Edo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have threatened to go on strike if the government fails to address the infrastructure decay, environment and poor condition of service in its Hospital Management Board.

Nigerian Resident Doctors Set To Commence Nationwide Strike Tomorrow

Nigerian doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) will tomorrow commence a three-day warning strike as directed by the national body which is accusing the federal government of not taking the issue of residency training serious in Nigeria.