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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.

The Nigerian Government has received the first batch of the R21 malaria vaccines from Gavi, to scale up malaria vaccination in the country. The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, noted that the vaccines arrived as a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to eliminate malaria in the country. He said the vaccines would be distributed to states with the highest burden of the disease, particularly Kebbi and Bayelsa and would serve as a complement to other treatments for malaria. Pate added that the vaccine has proven to be safe and efficient for malaria treatment.

The Nigerian Government, World Bank, and Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, have partner to address the 11 million Nigerian children suffering from malnutrition, focusing on pregnant women, adolescent girls, and children under five in 11 high-burden states. The partnership was officially launched at the Faith Actors Workshop/Public Sensitization Lecture on Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRIN), held in Abuja yesterday. According to President of CAN, Archbishop (Dr.) Daniel Okoh, Nigeria faces significant malnutrition challenges, with one in three children fewer than five affected.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a notable decline in suspected and confirmed Mpox (Monkeypox) cases over the past month. According to the NCDC's latest update, 51 new suspected cases were reported from Epidemiological Weeks 29 to 32 of 2024, a significant decrease from the 102 cases recorded in the previous four (4) weeks.