The management and staffers of the renowned Omotayo Maternity Home (OMH), located in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, Oyo State Capital has embarked on a street sensitization to wage war against high rate of maternal mortality. The awareness rally tagged: “Maternal and Child Health Walk’, was the
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Health Workers on Wednesday protested in the Federal Capital Territory with a threat to embark on an indefinite strike from midnight if the Federal Government fails to meet their demands. The workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Workers’ Union are demanding the payment of hazard allowance, an adjustment in the Consolidated Health Salary Structure […]
Barring last-minute changes, the pay rise template designed for the Academic Staff Union of Universities will be adopted for medical doctors working under the employment of the Federal Government. The decision to adopt the ASUU pay profile follows the several demands by the doctors for better pay rise, among others. Presently, doctors under the aegis […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the new state-of-the-art Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre in Abuja will boost health infrastructure in the country by far, calling for the judicious use of the facility to maximize its benefits. The Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre, which was conceptualized by the previous administration eleven
About 4.3 million girls are presently at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) with the number expected to rise to 68 million by 2030 if not given the deserving attention to curb the dangerous trend, according to the latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA Deputy Representative to Nigeria, Erika Golson, […]
Following the Federal Government’s refusal to accede to its requests, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors issued a five-day warning strike. The strike, according to the resident doctors, would start at 8 am on May 17 and terminate at 8 am on May 22. This was the conclusion reached following the virtual, six and a half-hour […]









