Dr. Mustapha Yahaya, the NMA Chairman in the state, made the disclosure on Monday in Minna when members of the association paid a courtesy call on the House of Assembly Committee on Health
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According to Omojowolo, some of the challenges include poor facilities, dwindling human resource capacity, intra-professional rivalry, inequalities in healthcare access and cultural barriers
Meshad said: “As you all know, the National Health Act was enacted in 2014 with provisions that have the potentials to turn around the fortunes of the hitherto bastardised health sector
Muhammad said the theme of the programme is: “Health Care in a Frail Economy: Challenges and way Forward.”
He listed some of the demands to include improved facilities, infrastructure and welfare package for doctors working in the state
He said in the statement: “Abdulraheem drove out of his residence opposite Federal Road Safety Commission Office, GRA in his Navy blue Toyota Corolla car with registration number BWR 532 RP and had not been seen since then
The NMA noted that the non-payment of salary in Bayelsa State since January 2016 had taken a negative toll on the health sector as residents could no longer afford to seek medical attention and compelled to either patronise quacks or resort to self medication
“The doctors unarguably might have relocated out of the country in search for greener pastures, as has been the norm amongst Nigerian doctors, but they choose to practice here out of patriotism and love for motherland
NAN recalls that the late Umana, 44, was found dead in her Shelter Afrique residence in Uyo on Friday, having been allegedly stabbed in the head
She said: “We the entire South West Caucus of the NMA have observed the recalcitrant posture of the government of Osun, being supervised by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
Aregbesola, in a statement by the Director of the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, said NMA’s appeal should rather go to its members in Osun State, who have abandoned their duty posts for about 11 months now
This was contained in a communiqué issued in Osogbo and signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the association, Dr. Suraj Ogunyemi and Dr. Adeola Ajibare, respectively
This was contained in a communiqué signed by the State Chairman of the NMA, Omolei Friday; the Secretary, Attah Peter; and the Public Relations Officer, Anazolo Michael, in Lafia
Addressing a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, the Chairman, NMA in the state, Dr. John Akinbote, said the association was disturbed and disappointed by the level of protective and investigative measures put in place so far by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joshua Ibine and the Director of Department of State Service, Mr Duke Fubarian in curbing the menace of kidnapping, murder and other criminal activities in the state
Ogunnubi said the strike was not in the best interest of Nigerians, accusing them of promoting anarchy and state of disorderliness in the health sector, which could degenerate into quackery
It is perhaps such an uncanny truth that the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease [EVD] outbreak in Nigeria should be so thoroughly representative of the good, the bad and the ugly in our national life and body polity.
The House of Representatives Committee on Education on Wednesday said it had invited the Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, and the Nigeria Medical Association to a meeting over the resumption date for schools.
Doctors under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Association have kicked against the directive of the Federal Government that public and private primary and secondary schools should resume for the 2014/2015 academic session on September 22.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State chapter has described as alarming, the sum of N350 million that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, claimed to have spent on containing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State only in one week.
The Group Christian Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State capital, has held the triplets born into family of Mr. Godswill Echenim hostage over inability to pay N723, 100 medical bills incurred.
The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to sack the over 16,000 members of the Association of Resident Doctors