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Treat patients with compassion and professionalism, Oyebanji urges healthcare workers – Tribune Online

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has challenged health workers in the state to make the best use of modern equipment provided in government hospitals to compassionately provide healthcare and maintain the highest level of professional standards. Oyebanji made the request...

LASHMA reaffirms its commitment to affordable healthcare – Tribune Online

…clarifies policy settings The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing affordable and accessible healthcare to all residents through the Lagos State Social Health Insurance Scheme, ILERA EKO, ensuring that no benefits have been removed...

Bauchi government gets 13 PDX machines for tuberculosis testing – Tribune Online

The Knowledge Network for Disease Control and Surveillance (formerly KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria), in collaboration with Georgetown Global Health Nigeria (GGHN) and the Society for Family Health (SFH), have donated thirteen portable digital X-ray (PDX) machines for testing people...

Abia Government approves CONHESS for LG workers – Tribune Online

The Abia State Government (ABSG) has approved the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for local government workers in the state. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, on Monday, at Government House, Umuahia,...

Nigeria faces health workforce crisis amid global shortage – Minister – Tribune Online

Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, says Nigeria is facing a serious shortage of health professionals, part of a global crisis that is fueling migration and putting pressure on the country's health system. Addressing...

Student develops mental illness after watching horror movie at school – Tribune Online

A family in China is suing their daughter's school after she was diagnosed with an acute and transient psychotic disorder, allegedly caused by a horror movie she watched in class, Chinese media reported. The unusual case began two...

Resident doctors of the UCH and UNIOSUN university hospital join the national strike – Tribune Online

FG has disbursed N43.3 billion to doctors, ministry claims Resident doctors at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and Osun University Teaching Hospital (UTH) on Saturday joined the nationwide strike led by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The association had...

NACA and BACATMA train journalists on effective media participation – Tribune Online

Working journalists have been described as formidable players in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS, and therefore have an important role to play in efforts to end its prevalence by 2030. The statement was made by the North Eastern...

MWAN and NEDC launch cancer awareness campaign in Taraba – Tribune Online

The Medical Women's Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Taraba State Chapter, in collaboration with the North Eastern Development Commission (NEDC), on Friday called on Nigerian women to embrace regular screening for breast and cervical cancer as a vital step towards...

ACPN seeks sanctions against illegal drug distribution in federal hospitals – Tribune Online

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has raised the alarm over what it described as the increasing incidence of illegal pharmaceutical practices within various Federal Health Institutions (FHIs), calling on the Federal Government to urgently sanction those...

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...