Kemi Akintokun Dr Sola Pitan, Medical Director, Orile Agege General Hospital (OAGH), Lagos, has urged healthcare providers to leverage technology and innovative ways to address challenges affecting healthcare delivery. Pitan spoke at a two-day retreat organised by the hospital for management team, units heads and team leads of theContinue Reading
By Aderogba George/Collins Yakubu-Hammer An Abuja-based NGO, Chadash Empowerment Foundation, has called for more support for children in orphanages across the country. Mrs Temitope Adeola, Founder/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the foundation, made the call at an event to celebrate the 2023 World Orphans Day, with the theme “CareContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for the respect and protection of medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers in Gaza. Mr Aliyu Dawobe, the Public Relations Officer of ICRC, made the call in a statement in Abuja. Dawobe said that the healthcare systemContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) says plans are in the pipeline to save two billion dollars for the country being money spent annually by Nigerians in search of qualitative diagnosis abroad. Dr Tosan Erhabor, Registrar, MLSCN, said this in Abuja on Friday at theContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Prof. Oladipo Adewole, says clubfoot deformity is treatable, warning parents against abandoning such children at villages or prayer mountains. Adewole, Head, Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria (IHSAN) has called on government at all levels to prioritise the welfare and conditions of service of Nigerian health workers to enhance their performance. Mrs Rosemary Archibong, the National President of IHSAN, made the call at theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium, Dr James Tibenderana, says Nigeria has made huge progress in reducing malaria prevalence but a huge number of the population are still at risk of the disease. Tibenderana said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a media conference to mark theContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Nigerian Association of Medical Physicists (NAMP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly (NASS) to support the passage of the Medical Physics Regulatory Council (Establishment) Bill, 2022. The President of NAMP, Prof. Fatai Balogun, made the appeal during the association’s 2023 Annual ScientificContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have called for strengthening of legal framework and policies to protect young people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) access employment opportunities in the country. They made the call at the youth pre-conference session, organised by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and Youth Network on HIV/AIDS inContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) says health must be viewed as an investment and a catalyst for economic growth. The group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate, Mr Tayo Aduloju, said this in Abuja during a media conference. According to Aduloju, evidence suggests that in developing countriesContinue Reading
