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The Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Chris Bode, has stated that the present Federal Ministry of Health’s policy on no-work no-pay has greatly saved the health of most Nigerians, who otherwise would not have been accessing treatment due to incessant strike actions in the health sector.
He said it was heartwarming to know that most medical and health workers were beginning to understand that strike actions in the sector do not solve any issue, but rather affects patients negatively, with some losing their lives because of inability to be attended to.
In an effort to ensure that government meets its commitment towards adequate funding of the health sector, the Partnership Advocacy for Child and Family Health (PACFaH) has urged the media to actively report issues surrounding health budget and finance in the media space.
The Bauchi state government has commenced the distribution of over one million antimalarial drugs and other medical consumables to healthcare centres across the state.
The Nasarawa State Government says incessant strike actions by health workers has truncated health activities in the state giving rise to poor health conditions of the people.
A bill for an Act to authorise the provision of free prenatal and postnatal health services for pregnant women in government hospitals has been stepped down in the House of Representatives.
The bill which was to be read the second time on the floor of the green chamber was not debated because copies were not made available to members on time in line with the rules of the house.
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals says it will go ahead with its nationwide indefinite strike until the Federal Government meets its members’ demands.
Members of NUAHP who commenced indefinite strike on Monday include dental therapists, medical physicists, health information officers, clinical psychologists and medical social workers.
NAFDAC to Order NBC to Put Written Warning on Dangers of Fanta and Sprite Bottles When Consumed with Vitamin C
Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere has ordered the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to order the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc to put a written warning on Fanta and Sprite bottles stating that both soft drinks are poisonous when consumed along with Vitamin C.Medical Doctors under the aegis of NMA in Ondo state have called off their 5 weeks long strike following the payment of one month salary out of the seven months owned it members. The decision to call off the strike was arrived at after an emergency general meeting of the association. Below is the message sent to its members :
The Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has inaugurated Inter- Agency Primary Health Care revitalization Supply Chain Committee and also commissioned health centre power kits to coordinate logistics in the supply chain and distribution of drugs and other health commodities in the health sector.
In his remarks during the inauguration on Thursday 9th march, 20 17 in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said that the committee would work with the existing structure of the national product supply chain management programme and Nigeria supply chain integration project.
Doctors in the country have expressed worries over the rise in non-communicable diseases in Nigeria and said the trend was a development that needed an urgent attention.More...
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan, on Tuesday said the state would launch a N50b endowment fund to resuscitate the health sector in the state.
The federal government has been urged to address the inequity and inequality in the healthcare sector by strengthening manpower and infrastructure in the health system.
Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello (2nd right) at the official flag off of Health Intervention Programme in Lokoja on Tuesday.
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Imo state, yesterday, gave Governor Rochas Okorocha, 21 days ultimatum to fix the health sector of the state. In a press statement issued to newsmen in Owerri, by the state Chairman of NMA, Dr. Darlington Akukwu, said the health sector is in danger. 
