The 5-day warning strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, entered the second day today, as patients expressed frustration over their inability to receive treatment in public hospitals. The situation was particularly worse in public hospitals in Nasarawa State and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABUTH, …
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The National President of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, Dr Innocent Orji has revealed that Nigeria has lost about 2800 resident doctors over a period of two years. He said that the number does not include consultants and other doctors. Speaking in a press conference at the end of …
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has warned of an imminent nationwide industrial disharmony over some unresolved issues. NARD said the unresolved issues are threatening industrial peace and harmony in the health sector. In a statement by its President, Emeka Innocent Orji, NARD appreciated the government for its efforts …
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi recently urged medical doctors under the auspices of Doctors For Change, DFC, fast-track collaboration between the state government and the private sector as part of strategies to check the challenge of brain drain in the country’s health sector. Abayomi made the …
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The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State chapter, has said there is no going back on its earlier threat to completely shut down the health sector in the state, if salary arrears of doctors in the employ of the state Government were not cleared by December 8. This was contained …
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The 58 Nigerian doctors who were prevented by the Nigeria Immigration Service from boarding a plane to the United Kingdom were expected to earn between £51,384 (N25.1m) and £98,112 (N47.9m) per year depending on the experience they have. This is apart from the special allowances and other perks such as …
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