Tag: NMA
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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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PHOTOS: Uyo church collapse victims on intensive medicals
The office of the Akwa Ibom state ministry of health has released photos of recent Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc collapse victims presently receiving intensive medical care at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo. The tragedy, which occurred on Saturday 10 December 2016, almost took the life of the state governor, Governor Udom Emmanuel,…
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Uyo church collapse: NMA releases casualty figures, calls urgent support for victims
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has released the official number of casualties in Saturday’s collapse of Reigners Bible Church in Akwa Ibom. The NMA also called for urgent blood donations for victims who are battling for survival at the hospital. In a statement signed by the NMA Chairman, Akwa Ibom State branch and South-South Zone,…
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Wike flags off N500million Private Hospitals Loan Scheme
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, in order to ensure that more residents of his State have access to quality healthcare, has on Wednesday flagged off the Private Hospitals Loan Scheme. According to information emanating from the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, the first batch of…