Tag: doctors
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Heavy drinking will kill 63,000 people over next five years, doctors warn
Almost 63,000 people in England will die over the next five years from liver problems linked to heavy drinking unless ministers tackle the scourge of cheap alcohol, doctors are warning. Senior members of the medical profession and health charities are urging the government to bring in minimum unit pricing of alcohol and a crackdown on…
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Doctors ordered to perform virginity test on underage girls
Doctors in Russia have been ordered to carry out virginity test on underage girls. The test is to be done on girls under the age of 16 to gain evidence of sexual activity in the girls. The doctors are mandated to inform police about cases when virginity has been lost and also in cases where…
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Teenage Pregnancy: Conduct virginity test on girls below 16 years – Health Minister orders doctors
The Russian Health Minister, Vladimir Shuldyakov, has ordered that virginity test be performed on all underage girls in the country. The order instructs doctors to check the “integrity of the hymen” and look for signs of damage. According to Mail Online, the directive which was given through the Russian Investigative Committee (RIC) was to gain…
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FEC approves appointment of doctors nationwide, 2017 ICT roadmap
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the employment of more medical doctors to various hospitals across the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Wednesday told State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria would coordinate the exercise with his ministry. He said: “At today’s meeting,…
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Buhari’s doctors to determine duration of trip to London – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to London on Sunday for a “follow-up medical consultation” with his doctors, after weeks of mounting concern about his health. Presidency spokesman Femi Adesina said the 74-year-old doctors would determine how long he stayed in the British capital, where he spent nearly two months undergoing treatment from mid-January. “The president wishes…
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Doctors warn that Buhari should take things slowly – presidency
The Presidency on Thursday assured Nigerians that there is no need for apprehension over the state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari. It, however, said as eager as the President wanted to be up and about, his doctors have advised him to take things slowly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and…
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Fayose okays payment of CONMESS to doctors
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has approved the payment of Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) to medical doctors on its payroll. This followed a meeting held between the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, and leaders of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday. In a statement in Ado-Ekiti by the Chief Press Secretary…
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‘Mass sack of Resident Doctors will totally collapse Nigeria’s health sector’
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) on Sunday cautioned that mass sack of striking Resident Doctors could result in unpalatable consequences for the country. The word of caution is contained in a communique jointly signed by the MDCAN National President, Prof. Balarabe Sani-Gwarzo and National Secretary, Dr Abdulkadir Rafindadi and made available…
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NMA asks govt to withdraw directive to replace striking doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the threat by the Federal Ministry of Health to employ temporary doctors to replace resident doctors currently on a warning strike. The association made the demand in a statement jointly signed by its President Prof. Mike Ogirima, and Secretary-General, Dr Yusuf Sununu, and issued…
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Buhari sacks striking doctors
The President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has asked Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals to replace resident doctors who are currently on a warning strike. This development is coming barely 24 hours after the commencement of one week warning strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. The…