NMA Wants Cross River to Declare State of Emergency on Security
The Cross River branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the state government to declare a state of emergency on security in the state due to the kidnapping of its members.Oyo NMA Begins Strike Over LAUTECH Doctors’ Sacking
The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association on Tuesday said its members in public and private hospitals will begin a three-day strike from Wednesday, January 10, 2018 to protest what it described as the unfair treatment of doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.‘Over 38,000 Nigerian Doctors are in Diaspora’
The Vice Chancelor of Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lagos, Prof. Muheez Durosinmi, has lamented the inadequacy of medical doctors in the country. He said Nigeria had yet to attain the recommendation of the World Health Organisation of one doctor per 600 hundred patients.Buhari appoints new heads for four tertiary hospitals
President Muhammadu Buhari has named four heads for major health institutions across Nigeria. The president appointed Ajayi Adekunle as Chief Medical Director, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State.
He appointed Henry Ugboma as Chief Medical Director, University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
Few Bauchi health facilities have functional blood banks - Survey
A survey conducted by Mamaye Evidence for Action (E4A) has shown that only eight out of the 27 Secondary Health Facilities in Bauchi State have functional blood banks. E4A is a UK-funded project with focus on addressing maternal and child health challenges.
Threat of another deadly meningitis C epidemic persists
The threat of another deadly epidemic of Cerebro Spinal meningitis (CSM) persists in Nigeria as the country enters into another high-risk season (dry season- from November to May) for meningitis, measles and other infections.
Concerns persist over the continuing failure of the authorities to take obvious measures to check the recurrent disease.Last year’s outbreak became an epidemic, despite the country’s past experiences with the disease and early warnings by local and international health agencies of its imminence.
Lassa fever kills 3 Ebonyi hospital workers
Three health workers at Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, have died from Lassa fever and another one person is ill after two people were confirmed positive for the virus.
Among the dead were two medical doctors and nurse while the suspected carrier survived and has been discharged. Ebonyi health commissioner Dr. Dennis Umezurike said the fresh outbreak occurred on Sunday.
Health ministry issues alert on food poisoning in South Africa
Minister of Health Isaac Adewole, has alerted the Nigerian public of cases of food poison with listeriosis in South Africa. Listeriosis is food poisoning from eating food items such as meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables contaminated with the bacteria listeria monocystogene.
Health minister warns Nigerians of meningitis, explains inability to vaccinate all citizens
Nigerians have been warned to be on alert and take preventive measures against Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, as this is the season of the deadly disease. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, who gave the warning, said the federal government cannot afford to vaccinate every single citizen against the disease at the moment.
According to Mr. Adewole, CSM, a seasonal disorder, is easy to diagnose but the protective vaccine is very expensive.
NCDC confirms Lassa fever among health workers in Ebonyi
The National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that Ebonyi State has notified it of a cluster breakout of Lassa fever in the state. The health agency in a press statement on its website on Monday said it was notified of four cases of Lassa fever among health care workers in the state on Sunday.
“Three of the four cases have subsequently passed away,” it stated
