The seven-day warning strike embarked upon by the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) is already taking a toll on patients in Abuja hospitals, the nation’s capital This was even as patients lamented delays in accessing health services, and new patients were not being admitted due to the ongoing strike. The PUNCH reports that the strike affects 83 …

Nurses in Ondo State have urged the state government to review their salary structure in line with what has been done for other professionals in the health sector, warning that the disparity could lead to disharmony within the system. The nurses, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Ondo State Chapter, expressed their concerns at …

The Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the welfare of Nigerians by immediately reversing the price hike of petrol to its previous level. The pump price of petrol was on Tuesday raised to ₦855, ₦897 (depending on the location per litre) from ₦568 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). …

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on his X handle on Tuesday, aims to woo an estimated 12,400 Nigerian-trained doctors practising abroad According to Pate, who also appeared on …

Britain’s recently elected government and the union representing junior doctors said on Monday they have struck an agreement offering a substantial pay rise to end a wave of unprecedented strikes. The British Medical Association (BMA) said it agreed to put the offer to members and recommended them to vote in favour. If accepted, it would put an end to a …

The management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, warned its workers, including doctors, against shunning night duties, stressing that “whoever fails to report at his or her duty posts does that at his own or her own risk”. The hospital workers, under the auspices of Joint Action Committee, had on Tuesday told The PUNCH that they were …

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has admitted that it owes the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company up to N495 million, for which reason the teaching hospital was disconnected from the public power supply. This was as doctors, nurses, and other staff of the hospital refused to work beyond 4.00 pm unless power is reconnected. In an interview with The …

Doctors under the auspices of the National Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) have lamented the high cost of drugs in the country. The association said the high prices of drugs would compound the woes of Nigerians, particularly those suffering from one ailment or the other, as many of them could not afford the prices. The association’s President, …

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in Osun State University Teaching Hospital has declared a 24-hour strike after the father of one of the patients assaulted and attempted to strangle a doctor yesterday According to The Nation, the incident occurred around noon when a yet-to-be-identified father, whose 28-day-old baby was admitted to the hospital, assaulted the doctor on duty. Confirming the …

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has advised new medical students against leaving the country without doing their housemanship. The Registrar of the MDCN, Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, gave this advice at the first and second induction ceremony of students of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State into the medical and dental profession. No fewer than 62 …