Health workers at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday commenced a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged stabbing of a medical laboratory scientist, Lawal Toheeb Olasunkanmi, by a patient’s relative at the hospital on Sunday night. The strike was announced in a protest letter dated October…

…Uche Amaonwu, said the initiative would provide digital tools to 500,000 women, 5,000 health workers and 500 primary healthcare facilities. The technology will allow women to access reliable maternal health information in local languages and help health workers make quicker decisions when complications arise. The partn…

…action.” Eme called on governments, development partners, the private sector, health workers, teachers, the media and Nigerians to support efforts to improve eye health. She urged governments to provide dedicated budgetary allocations for eye health and encouraged Nigerians to undergo regular eye examinations and take…

…and MTN Group Foundation will use AI and digital tools to benefit 500,000 women, 5,000 health workers and 500 primary healthcare facilities in Nigeria Nigeria has rolled out several interventions to reduce maternal deaths, yet the burden remains high. What gaps does the Foundation’s investment in AI-enabled tools and d…

…intervene in the issues of unpaid arrears, decaying infrastructure and protection of workers’ rights. It lauded the governor for his commitment to workers’ welfare, exemplified by his approval and release of funds to offset promotion arrears and minimum wage consequential adjustment arrears. JOHESU, however, expressed…

…areas, using radio and television stations, schools, mosques, traditional institutions, health workers and community leaders. “Parents should not be left to depend on rumours or traditional remedies when dealing with symptoms that may require urgent medical intervention,” Dan’iya said. He called for regular publication…

…a government health facility, that citizen should find a functional facility, competent health workers, essential medicines and a system that responds with dignity and respect,” Mayere said. According to him, primary healthcare is the foundation for human capital development and sustainable economic growth because PHCs…

…and workers’ welfare, noting that about 6,144 civil servants, including teachers and health workers, had been recruited. “We are really doing something different in Kebbi State with regards to the growth of education and the welfare of teachers. We don’t owe salaries, we don’t owe pensions and we don’t owe gratuity,” h…

…casualisation. He added that about 6,144 civil servants, including teachers and health workers, were recruited to strengthen the workforce.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google Describing primary education as the bedrock of societal advancement, Idris said he had consistently vowed to elevate the status…

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…the combination increased risks for patients and placed additional pressure on available health workers. The report also noted that 51 per cent of surveyed community members rated services at their local PHCs as poor. It identified significant variations among states, saying some locations experienced challenges more s…

…interventions, including stronger facility leadership, greater involvement of government health workers, and efforts to ensure that people living with HIV are treated as clients of the entire health facility rather than as beneficiaries of a stand-alone programme. Adetoye identified service integration, leadership and…

…malnutrition, non-communicable diseases, drug abuse, brain drain and shortages of health workers. “The vision is clear: Lagos must build a resilient PHC system capable of serving today’s needs while preparing for the Lagos of tomorrow,” Abayomi said. The Permanent Secretary of the LSPHCB, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, described…

…and child health outcomes, expanding access to essential medicines, and equipping health workers to deliver better services.Apart from Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress is among the leading presidential candidates expected to contest the 2027 general elect…

…between 18 and 20 patients for s3xually transmitted infections (STIs) every day, with health workers reporting that about 40 percent of those patients are HIV-positive.The figures were disclosed by Scottland Medical Centre and Maternity general practitioner Albert Mudarikwa during a recent tour of the facility, highlig…

…medicines from trained health personnel. He urged communities to cooperate with health workers and support mobilisation activities to achieve the widest possible coverage. The commissioner also appreciated the development partner, PATH, for supporting the 2026 SMC campaign and reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to wo…

…pronouncements, resuscitation of healthcare, training of teachers, training of health workers to protect our vulnerable families. It’s part of your responsibility,” the President said. Citing Adeleke’s re-election, Tinubu urged the governor to translate the mandate into governance rather than triumphalism. He urged, “A…

…technology could prove useful for mining companies, farmers, transport operators, health workers and humanitarian organisations operating in remote locations. It could also provide basic communications during disasters, conflicts or temporary disruptions to terrestrial networks.However, access will still depend on cust…

…at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The governor described the shortage of health workers and funding as the two biggest challenges confronting the state’s healthcare system, warning that donor funding for disease control was shrinking. “Lagos needs about 40,000 doctors to serve this population properly. We…

…than 50 motorcycles attacked Yarkatsinan Laka village, killing two police officers, two health workers and a patient after raiding a security outpost and a clinic.Several rural communities in the area, including Karakkai and Gwargwabe, have also suffered repeated attacks, with homes burned, residents killed and food st…

…while providing patient care but have not enjoyed the same allowances as some other health workers. The union, which represents pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, radiographers, dieticians, health information officers, medical social workers, clinical psychologists and other allied health pro…

…Federal Health Institutions (FHIs), and fulfil other outstanding agreements reached with health workers, saying continued delays could undermine healthcare delivery and trigger avoidable industrial disharmony. The unions said the outstanding issues formed part of the terms of settlement signed with the Federal Governme…

…more than 3,000 primary healthcare centres had been revitalised, over 78,000 frontline health workers retrained, and three cancer treatment centres established across the country. He added that over 1.64 million students had benefited from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, with more than ₦303bn disbursed to support a…

…state capital, during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Joint Annual Review meeting of health workers and partners in the state. Speaking at the commencement of the two-day stakeholders’ strategic dialogue on health, the commissioner noted that Keffi and Nasarawa LGAs previously had a high burden of maternal and child m…

…Julius said. “One of the campaign promises was massive employment. Today, the 2,000 health workers said to have been employed are here, yet many of us have not been paid. “We didn’t come here to beg for money; we came to ask for what we have worked for,” he said. Among the protesters was Happiness Augustine, who said s…