The management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state has introduced a new rule, asking patients to pay N1000 daily each as electricity bill. This new development…
Category: Health
FG: Medical directors must contribute to health reforms
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Guild of Medical Directors must be involved in the health reforms in the country. Dr. Ehanire said this during the inaugural leadership…
NCDC records 74 deaths, 2,339 suspected cholera cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said no fewer than 74 persons have been reportedly killed by cholera in 30 states this year. The latest cholera situation report by the NCDC…
Osinbajo calls for improved cooperation among West African states: Healthcare
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, called on West African countries to improve their levels of cooperation to better address problems of healthcare access and out-of-school children, among other human development indices….
OAUTH doctors embark on two-day warning strike
The Association of Resident Doctors at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday, embarked on a two-day warning strike over an alleged assault on one of them by a nurse. …
WHO: One billion people worldwide have mental disorder
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that nearly one billion people out of an estimated 7.95 billion worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder. According to latest UN data released…
Oyebanji To Ekiti Health Workers, I’ll Address Challenges Facing Health Sectors
The All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate in Saturday election, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, early Thursday declared that any government that wanted to succeed will not pay lip-service to the welfare of health workers….
Report: Monkeypox spreads to 15 states, cases now 36 – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 36 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation report. According to the…
Why I left PDP for SDP— Segun Oni
Former governor of Ekiti state, Segun Oni said he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) because he was cheated. He said this on Sunday, during…
Breakthrough for cancer treatment as drug trial records ‘100% success’
A United States (US) drug trial involving cancer patients has reportedly recorded 100 percent success. The patients had rectal cancer, a type of cancer that begins in the rectum, which is the…