Resident doctors reconvene Wednesday on possible strike
Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will meet next Wednesday to decide whether or not to go on strike. The meeting, according to the ,…
Nigeria’s monkeypox death toll highest in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation, on Thursday, said Nigeria currently has the highest monkey pox death toll and confirmed cases in Africa. The organisation’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti,…
Monkeypox cases rise to 220 – NCDC
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the Monkeypox cases in the country had risen to 220. Dr. Adetifa made this known at…
Resident Doctors Extend Ultimatum By Two weeks
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government by two weeks. In a communique at the end of…
Insecurity: UNIOSUN Residents Doctors Begin Warning Strike
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, Osun State University chapter, on Friday, convened an emergency general meeting, to discuss the increasing in state of insecurity in the hospital environment.…
Ekiti records 74 new Covid-19 cases
Ekiti State Government has disclosed it has recorded seventy four new cases of COVID-19 in the state.A statement in Ado Ekiti yesterday by the State Commissioner for Health and Human…
WHO declares monkeypox outbreak global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern. According to the…
Nigeria records 13 new Lassa fever cases in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that the country recorded 13 new cases of Lassa fever from four states – Ondo, Edo, Plateau, and Anambra, in one…
UCH Cancels Proposed N1000 Electricity Charge On Patients
The management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, says it has rescinded its earlier decision to add a N1,000 electricity fee to the service charge of every patient admitted in…
WHO declares end to Ebola outbreak in Congo
The latest outbreak of the Ebola disease in Congo has officially been declared over, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday. The organisation said that the outbreak affected…