HEALTH

NAF commences medical assistance to Benue flood victims

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday inaugurated medical assistance programme to meet the medical needs of the recent flood victims in Makurdi, Benue. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

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Kogi govt confirms new case of Lassa fever

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

The Kogi State Government has confirmed new case of Lassa Fever in the state. The state Commissioner For Health, Dr Saka Audu, disclosed this in Lokoja on Sunday. Dr Audu, while noting that the disease was spotted in a female patient who earlier underwent clinical test at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, with suspected symptoms […]

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Breaking: Association of Resident Doctors begins nationwide strike

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD has resolved to proceed with total indefinite strike. NARD  took the decision following their National Executive Council meeting which lasted from  7am on Sunday till 3 am Monday morning. The doctors say they sustain the industrial action until their demands are met.  

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Cholera kills 7 in Borno IDP camp

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2017

Humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), on Sunday, said no fewer than seven persons died of cholera outbreak in Maiduguri in the past three weeks. The organisation, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri. The statement, signed by Anna Cillers, the MSF Medical Coordinator, noted that 200 others were

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Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Strike Monday

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2017

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARDs) has threatened to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike, beginning from Monday, to protest non-payment of their salaries. The president of NARDs, Dr Olusegun Olaopa of University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, who disclosed this in a statement he issued yesterday, said the resident doctors have decided to commence

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Court Stops JUTH From Sacking Resident Doctors

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2017

An Industrial Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday stopped the management of Jos University Teaching Hospital from sacking its resident doctors. JUTH, in moving to sack the doctors, relied on the Federal Government circular of 2013, which stipulated that the doctors could serve for only six years. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the […]