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“The situation regarding the health needs of Abia State citizens cannot be made to wait, and even the available staff ...

Mr Adamu explained that the matter may stem from a misunderstanding regarding consultants who had completed their residency training and ...

The doctors' association said the strike would commence at an Abuja hospital but may become a nationwide strike.

The malady, without question, is an existential threat, which requires an urgent and effective policy roadmap, beyond extant flip-flop measures.

Mr Audu emphasised that Nigerian doctors are among the best trained in the world, attracting recruiters from countries such as ...

This achievement comes two years after the hospital initially announced its plans to commence kidney transplants in 2023.

According to the NMA, an estimated N2 billion is lost annually as Nigerians seek medical care abroad.

In the aftermath of the recent soft target attack which affected patients and medical workers, the governor vowed that the ...

He said healthcare is not just about saving lives but maintaining a sustainable system that could attract and retain the ...

The resident doctors say they are unmoved by the Nigerian government’s threat to implement the no-work-no-pay policy against them for ...

NMA chairman the Ogun State chapter, Azeem Ashimi, explained that the decision to proceed on an indefinite strike came after ...

Other factors contributing to the escalating cost of drugs, according to the Minister, include power supply, technology, the supply chain ...

The NMA accused the police operative of “kidnap, torture, attempted extortion, mental assault and threat to life” of the medical ...

Ms Olorunfemi tragically died at the Maitama General Hospital where she was allegedly denied treatment for not providing a police ...

Some of the doctors in Abia are owed salaries for over 20 months.

From grappling with the country’s weak health system to losing large numbers of health personnel to developed countries, 2022 will ...

MDCN is the agency with the mandate to register and regulate the medical profession in Nigeria.

The NMA chairman said the problem of brain drain had been on since 1960, as many leave the country on ...

Nigeria has produced almost four times the number of doctors it has but a large number of them have relocated ...

“Even some medical professionals take up tasks or medical operations, like surgery, which is outside their training.”

"Four health workers were admitted into the treatment centre in the early days of the week."

The doctors' association said the deaths occurred within a space of 72 hours.

"Most patients go to hospitals to seek medical care without knowing if the doctors in attendance are qualified to cater ...

The NMA insists that the state government pays its members’ salaries in full and that it should ensure that it ...

The group says the state government’s approach of not negotiating with the alleged kidnappers had made them believe that their ...