UPDATE ON NMA ENUGU ELECTION: Members Blame Crisis on Leadership Failure

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaUPDATE ON NMA ENUGU ELECTION: Members Blame Crisis on Leadership Failure

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 8, 2020

Elections in Nigeria have become synonymous with violence that even a prestigious association like the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, will be riddled with such shameful actions associated with touts. On Thursday, members of the association gathered in Michael Okpara Square, venue designated for the election to vote. Little did they know that the virus which has infested elections generally in Nigeria has crept in surreptitiously into NMA. The West African Pilot News learned that, while...

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Crisis During the NMA Enugu Chapter Election Was Preventable Says Edeoga, President ARD ESUT-Teaching Hospital Parklane

HealthNewsNigeriaCrisis During the NMA Enugu Chapter Election Was Preventable Says Edeoga, President ARD ESUT-Teaching Hospital Parklane

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 7, 2020

The President of Association of Resident Doctors ESUT-Teaching hospital, Parklane, Dr Chima Edeoga, has revealed that the crisis and consequent cancellation of the election of chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Enugu State chapter was not only regrettable but preventable. Edeoga revealed that all attempts for a peaceful resolution of the grievances were neglected. “Petitions titled- conspiracy to disenfranchise members of ARD ESUT-Teaching Hospital Parklane and a call for urgent intervention dated March 2020...

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COVID-19: UK Commends Nigeria Victor Osagie’s Creativity Over Mass Production of Ventilators

HealthNewsCOVID-19: UK Commends Nigeria Victor Osagie’s Creativity Over Mass Production of Ventilators

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 26, 2020

The Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom (UK) has commended a Nigerian Information Technology consultant, Victor Osagie, as one of the best the UK has to offer for his ingenuity in the mass production of ventilators to boost the National Health System (NHS), in its fight against COVID-19. In a commendation letter from the cabinet office, UK, which was jointly signed by all partners including Ford and Airbus, Osagie is being commended for his role...

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1,775 Babies Delivered in OPM free Hospitals – Management

HealthNews1,775 Babies Delivered in OPM free Hospitals – Management

PilotnewsJuly 26, 2020

The management of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), free specialist hospital says about 1,775 babies have been delivered in its facilities located in Port Harcourt, Rivers, and Ohanku community in Abia. A statement issued on Sunday by the OPM Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Gogo-Ogute Isaiah, said that 549 of the deliveries were recorded in their hospital in Rivers, while 1,226 were recorded in Abia. Isaiah quoted the Director of the hospital Dr Enighe Ugboma, as saying that the...

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Resident Doctors Give FG 3-week Strike Notice

HealthLabourNewsResident Doctors Give FG 3-week Strike Notice

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2020

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have given a three-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet their demands or face their wrath. The National President of NARD, Dr Sokomba Aliyu, gave the ultimatum at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The news conference was called to read a communiqué issued by the association after its six-day virtual National Executive Council (NEC) meeting and scientific conference, held in Gombe recently. Aliyu...

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NHIS to Extend Health Insurance to Diplomats Abroad, Corp Members

HealthNewsWellnessNHIS to Extend Health Insurance to Diplomats Abroad, Corp Members

PilotnewsJuly 16, 2020

Prof. Mohammed Sambo, the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says the scheme is planning to extend health insurance to diplomats abroad to enhance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Sambo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, that NHIS had been working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to achieve the feat. He said “when we met with the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, they said that they wanted to concentrate...

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Lagos Begs Doctors to Suspend Strike, Resumes Work

HealthJobsNewsLagos Begs Doctors to Suspend Strike, Resumes Work

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 14, 2020

The Lagos State Government has begged the striking doctors, under the aegis of Medical Guild, Lagos to suspend their strike. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, in a statement, assured residents of the state that services to all state-owned health facilities could still be accessed as negotiation is ongoing. The statement reads in part, “It is pertinent to note that the state government expresses extreme disappointment that the Guild continued with their warning...

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World Risks Another Virus Like COVID-19 if Wildlife Crimes Not Stopped – UNODC

HealthWorld NewsWorld Risks Another Virus Like COVID-19 if Wildlife Crimes Not Stopped – UNODC

PilotnewsJuly 14, 2020

The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) says that the World risks another virus of the magnitude of COVID-19 if the trafficking, sales and consumption of wildlife are not stopped. UNODC said this in a statement in Abuja, adding that the UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 pointed to the fact that zoonotic diseases represented 75 per cent of all emerging infections in the world. It added that diseases like SARS-CoV-2 that caused...

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Health Workers Lodged in Hotels, Fed Three Times Daily

CoronavirusHealthJobsHealth Workers Lodged in Hotels, Fed Three Times Daily

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

…We didn’t sack health workers, only rotating them. The Lagos State government on Monday evening disclosed how it has addressed the grievances of COVID-19 health workers in the State and expressed disappointment that doctors under the aegis of Medical Guild, proceeded with a three-day warning strike despite resolving most of the issues and deliberating on unresolved ones. The West African Pilot News recalls that medical doctors employed by the State government had said on Sunday...

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Lagos Doctors Begin 3 Days Warning Strike Monday

HealthLabourNewsLagos Doctors Begin 3 Days Warning Strike Monday

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin a three days warning strike from Monday, over issues that affect their safety and welfare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Medical Guild is the Association of Medical Doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Chairman of the Guild, made this known to newsmen at a press briefing on Sunday in Lagos....

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