Tag: doctors
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WARNING! Consumption of animal blood may trigger another anthrax outbreak in Nig- experts
Food and animal experts have warned that the consumption of animal blood as meat, especially from diseased animals, could lead to another outbreak of anthrax, among other zoonotic diseases in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in July 2023, confirmed the Anthrax outbreak in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. Explanation:…
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JAPA: Chief Medical Director laments scarcity of doctors
Prof Isah Adagiri, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Kogi Specialist Hospital, on Wednesday lamented the dearth of Medical Doctors in the state, which he said, calls for concern and drastic measures.
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Brain drain: We lack doctors to train – Postgraduate college
Prof. Akin Osibogun, President, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin, Lagos State, says more than 30,000 Nigeria doctors have left the country to different part of the world.
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Thousands of British doctors strike again in row over pay
Thousands of NHS consultants were on strike across England in a dispute over payment as the country’s health service braced itself for another wave of industrial action.
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Health misinformation: YouTube begins verifying videos by UK doctors
YouTube has launched a verification system for UK-based doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals to help Britons dodge medical misinformation online. UK-based users accounted for more than two billion
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Kogi doctors set for indefinite strike as 21-day ultimatum expires
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH), Lokoja, has called the attention of the State Government to the expiration of the 21 days ultimatum given to it to meet its demands.
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Doctors need alternative sources of income – NMA
The Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kaduna Chapter, Dr Sheyin Madaki, has said that doctors in the contemporary economic hardship needed alternative sources of income.
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Tasteless medical professionals – By Francis Ewherido
The Nigerian medical sector is bedevilled by many problems. As a patient, I have experienced a trailer load of them, but those in the medical field are in the best position to elaborate. They wear the shoes, so they know where the shoes pinch most. Therefore, I will restrict myself to my experience. My earliest…
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Army ready to absorb returning Nigerian doctors in military hospitals – COAS
The Nigerian Army has assured the country’s medical doctors living abroad but willing to return home that it is ready to absorb them into its hospitals nationwide.
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Resident doctors to begin daily protests over unmet demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will embark on daily peaceful protests from Wednesday as part of measures to ensure its demand are met.