The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Sunday that two fresh cases of Nigerians who have come down with the virus in Lagos State have been discovered
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Obembe had on Thursday announced the suspension of the strike action embarked upon by the union following the appeal by the government sequel to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country
Ogungbe said the statement issued did not reflect the position agreed on by members of the Executive Committee of the NMA at its meeting on the strike
Represented by Dr. Titus Ibekwe, NMA’s First Vice-President, Obembe said the association was expecting a circular from the NSWIC on the issue of entry steps for House Officers
The ministers made the appeal at a meeting with officials of the NMA at the instance of the House of Representatives Committee on Health
Dr. Titus Ibekwe, the Vice President of the NMA, confirmed the decision to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday
Obembe, said the body opted for a “total and indefinite strike” at an emergency delegates meeting held on June 28, after negotiations with the Federal Government failed to yield relevant results
Obembe gave newsmen an open letter addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, for onward delivery to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Shortly after his election, he said that the new executives would deliver their duties with vigour, enthusiasm and singleness of purpose
Dr. Aliyu Bappa, the state Chairman of the NMA, told newsmen in Kaduna: “The abduction of Kitchener was sad for our value system
The statement said the Federal Government should use all available human and material resources to institute a full scale forensic investigation into Nyanya explosion
Relatives of patients on admission had hectic time evacuating their loved ones to private hospitals where they were heavily charged for treatment, even as out-patients were turned back
Enabulele told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja after the Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage, that tax payers’ money should be channelled toward building more healthcare facilities
Ighodaro said that doctors in the state would be called out for an industrial action if the government failed to heed the call
The source told NAN that Jonathan gave the concession after a meeting he summoned to avert the NMA’s January 6 planned industrial action
The doctors have gone on a warning strike in December to press its demand for improved condition of service and other issues
In a ‘lest we should be the last’, doctors at the federal and state hospitals were seen forming emergency camps and dashing out of their duty posts and relocating to their privately owned-hospitals
The event had the presence of movie stars including Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, Uche Jombo, Stella Damasus, Kate Henshaw, Emeka Okafor, amongst many others
He said the arrest was part of its drive to rid the state of quack doctors so as to restore sanity and regain the public confidence in the medical profession in the state