The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has directed all health workers in the Country to maintain high index of suspicion, by screening all fevers for Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers.
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The Federal Government has immediately stepped up inspection and disease surveillance across entry points in the country following announcement by the WHO of a confirmed case of the dreaded Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has expresses concern over the number of doctors leaving the country due to poor payment of wage. The Chairman of the NMA, Kano State branch, Abdurrahman Ali lamented that 15, 000 medical doctors exit Nigeria as of 2024 due to poor remuneration. Ali revealed this during a media conference reflecting on the progress and issues confronting doctors at the year’s physician week with the theme ‘Ensuring Universal Applicability in Remuneration: a Panacea to Talent Retention in the Healthcare System’.
Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) have been directed to proceed on a seven-day warning strike, commencing from midnight on Friday. The National Chairman of the Union, Kabiru Minjibir while addressing journalists in Abuja, added that the strike comes after a fifteen day notice of industrial action issued to the Federal Government. Minjibir highlighted some of their demands to include immediate implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), payment of a twenty-five percent review of its arrears from June to December 2023.
Consultant at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has disclosed that the centre recorded 300 child cancer cases in one year. Abidemi Omonisi, a consultant pathologist, revealed this at the ‘In-Country Mission Programme Action for Cancer Therapy’ (imPACT) review in Abuja. The impact is a division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), assesses countries’ cancer control capabilities, identifies challenges, and informs them of gaps to aid future control plans and implementation. Omonisi did not say which year the cases were recorded but said they indicated an increase in childhood cancers in Nigeria, warranting prominence and attention.
