hospitals

September 21, 2017

Zamfara has only 23 doctors in 24 hospitals – Health minister

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said Zamfara State has only 23 doctors managing 24 hospitals. Adewole said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Sokoto State Government and the Federal Government-owned Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital. He said state governments need to enter into agreements... Read More

Doctors, Health minister, hospitals, Isaac Adewole, Zamfara

The Thread: Gunmen go on a killing spree in LUTH

Nigeria is such an insecure place with porous borders, and a corrupt, comatose security. When we are not battling Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen or cattle rustlers, we have daylight robbers, ritual killers and Yahoo boys. Nigeria is messed up, to be frank. And so is our sense of right and wrong, as this thread below... Read More

death, Doctors and patients, hospitals, Luth, nigeria, The Thread

February 11, 2017

National health budget 2017: How much dey there sef?

by Nnewuiha Obinna I ran upstairs in a mad rush! The 4-year-old we were monitoring had suddenly stopped breathing. We needed to resuscitate him and needed to do it fast! We didn’t have any resuscitation bag in my ER and before I could find one for him on the third floor, the unimaginable had... Read More

hospitals, National Health budget, nigeria, Nnewuiha Obinna, opinion

February 3, 2017

#Impact365: SmileCare Initiative has been putting eternal smiles on faces through the spreading of the gospel

In a world that has become increasingly overrun with hate and the gospel of Jesus Christ has been trampled upon and exploited by even religious organisations, this NGO is determined to change lives and make a difference through the spreading of the gospel and the message of love. Not only does SmileCare Initiative meet the... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through

charity, communities, foodbanks, gospel, homes, hospitals, Impact365, Jesus, NGO, Smilecare Initiative, volunteering

November 23, 2016

Opinion: Let’s call the state of health in Nigeria what it is- a crisis

by Hon. Chike John Okafor The horror of the terrorism in North East Nigeria shocked the world, and rightly caused a strong government response. But there is another killer which is as lethal but less visible, and one the government must act on also: the broken health care system that means people die from illness... Read More

Accessible health care, Ebola, funding, health care in Nigeria, hospitals, Universal Health coverage

October 9, 2016

Precious Akinkuolie: I’m scared to die [Nigerian Voices]

by Precious Akinkuolie Every morning I tell myself I don’t mind dying anytime as long as I make heaven. I make up images of me boldly standing up to criminals telling them about Christ’s love and sacrifice at the face of death, not minding whether they kill me. An intrepid sacrifice for God and the... Read More

Nigerian Voices

death, hospitals, illnesses, nigeria, sticky, yoruba women

Ogun state doctors declare strike until…

Doctors in Ogun state have declared an indefinite strike action which commences today. The doctors in the state, according to the chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Oladunni Adetola, have made repeated calls to the government to improve the failing standard of the health system. Speaking at a press conference in Abeokuta, Adetola announced the... Read More

Doctors, failing state, government, Health, hospitals, strike, unions

December 2, 2014

Lagos will not pay doctors for strike period

by Jewel Stephen The Lagos State Government has faulted claims it was owing medical doctors in its employ, saying it has always paid the salaries of all its employees, doctors inclusive, when due. Some doctors working in the State Government’s hospitals staged a demonstration last week alleging that the government owed them an unspecified amount... Read More

Ebola, hospitals, Lateef Ibirogba, M.O. Salako, strike

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Between our hypocrisy and their Hippocratic Oath (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir …as citizens we also deserve the right to be treated according to the Hippocratic Oath that doctors have sworn too. The rise of medical negligence has caused so much pain and terminated the lives of Nigerians. “Health services are in shambles as our hospitals are reduced to mere consulting clinics without drugs,... Read More

Alkasim Abdulkadir, Doctors, Hippocratic Oath, hospitals, Kayode Obembe, nigeria, Politics, Sani Abacha, shehu shagari, Y! Frontpage

3 things your mom NEVER told you about love

by Mumbai Mirror Distractions come easy, so the fatigue of resolving problems seems so cumbersome that to exit and start something new and thrilling has its own sense of excitement, beautifully wrapped in fairy lights and heart-shaped bubbles. There’s good reason you should be listening to former VJ-now actor Juhi Pande when she spouts wisdom... Read More

September 26, 2013

Demola Rewaju: The sheer arrogance of (most) medical doctors

by Demola Rewaju But have you ever noticed that doctors have the worst handwriting among professionals? You never can guess or tell what it is they are writing or scribbling – very frustrating for those of us who like to read every piece of written material. I think they write like that so they can... Read More

Demola Rewaju, hospitals, illness, Luth, medical dictors, nurses, village

August 23, 2013

Opinion: The commercialization of blood donations – An inquiry

by Okwuanya Pius-Vincent The million dollar question then is, why would you give away for free what you will spend money to buy when you need it and if a pint of blood is N6000, who keeps the profit? Dan Tracy, a reporter working for the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper in Florida, United States once... Read More

banks, blood, caesarian section, donation, Dr Akanmu, hospitals, money, Okwuanya Pius-Vincent, opinion, surgical procedures, ynaija

August 20, 2013

Opinion: Let me tell you about the Nigeria of my dreams

by Omano Edigheji I dream of Nigeria with moral icons like Mandela and Tutu. I dream of a day Nigerians will have leaders that are unifying figures and who command moral authority. I dream of a country with true statesmen/women. I dream of a prosperous country where every Nigerian will live in dignity. I dream... Read More

Beautiful, country, Desmond Tutu, dream, economy, hospitals, Interest, nelson mandela, nigeria, omano edigheji, opinion, ynaija

Opinion: We need a whole new specie of politicians, these ones don’t mean well

by Maple Dapapa Each time the people get the opportunity to interact with their leader, the leader has nothing else to say apart from recounting the projects he or she has done. And have kept the people deceived with these antics. In the last couple of weeks, the ongoing political discord in Rivers State has... Read More

Opinion: Forget Boko Haram, let me introduce you to the real Nigerian terrorists

by Akin Fadeyi After engaging with security chiefs last week on return from his aborted trip to Namibia, not a few discerning minds prepared this time for the President’s clampdown on the three states: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe that were handed down emergency rule. It remains incomprehensible that a community in Nigeria ambushed and wiped... Read More

boko haram, cctv, hospitals, lagos state, terrorists

Saidat Akanbi: We need to kick the quacks out of the medical profession (Y! Policy Hub)

by Saidat Akanbi The government at all levels, and the Nigerian Police must be ready to work hand in hand with the NMA and other such authorities to purge the system of these rogues…. The all-important medical profession must be kept free of quacks. I once saw a 28-year-old lady who had been ill for... Read More

Doctors, hospitals, NMA, Quacks, Saidat Akanbi, Y! Policy Hub

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