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Medical brain drain: Doctors plan legal action against bill, receive…
There is trouble in the House of Health in Nigeria. The Nigerian healthcare system is in disarray. Medical doctors are enraged,…
Why I sponsored bill on compulsory five years practice for doctors –…
Ganiyu Johnson, a Lagos lawmaker representing the Oshodi Isolo II Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has…
Many qualified doctors still unemployed in Nigeria – NMA
Despite the country's health sector's brain drain, Dr. Uche Rowland Ojinmah, President of the Nigerian Medical Association, stated…
JAPA: ‘That is not the solution’, NMA opposes five-year compulsory…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has spoken out against the proposed five-year mandatory service requirement for medical and…
JAPA: Doctors in diaspora petition National Assembly over anti-migration…
The Diaspora Medical Associations, an umbrella body of Nigerian medical doctors and dentists practicing outside the country, has…
China reports first fatal human case of bird flu- WHO
China has notified the World Health Organisation (WHO), that a woman infected with the H3N8 bird flu died in March.
The case,…
‘Japa’: UK places Nigeria on red list for health workers’…
Nigeria has been placed on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social…
WHO reveals new global life expectancy for men, women
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says life expectancy for men and women has increased from 46 to 73 years globally.
Speaking…
Create enabling environment before mandating Doctors to stay, Prof Tomori…
Wale Tomori, a Professor of Virology, believes the Federal Government should create an enabling environment to encourage…
‘Japa’: Bill mandating Nigerian trained medics to work minimum…
In a bid to halt the increasing numbers of medical doctors leaving Nigeria for greener pastures, a Bill sponsored by Rep Ganiyu…