•The abandoned International Cancer Centre (ICC) along Lugbe road in Abuja For many cancer patients in Nigeria, the battle is not only against a life-threatening disease but against the crushing cost of survival. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today in marking this year’s Cancer Day, findings by our correspondent show patients are [&h...
•Doctors protest The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced an indefinite strike on Saturday, grounding activities in hospitals across the country. Findings by our correspondent showed that many health facilities where resident doctors provide essential services were largely deserted yesterday, with only nurses on duty offer...
•Fake drugs Following soaring costs of healthcare and drug shortages in the country, millions of Nigerians are compelled to seek alternative sources of purchasing drugs that are relatively cheaper and affordable. Their desperation to find cure for their ailments at affordable costs has however made many fall victims of scammers on the social m...
•Deserted Wards at Maitama District Hospital Patients were left stranded yesterday as the strike by resident doctors crippled medical services across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The doctors commenced a seven-day warning strike yesterday over what they called systemic failures in the FCT’s health sector, report...
•Dr Frederic Pechier A French doctor who goes on trial today, accused of intentionally poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, sounded defiant in a radio interview before the hearings opened, saying he was not responsible for the “distress” of his alleged victims and their families. Frederic Pechier, 53, worked as an anaesthetist at two [&hell...
•Nurses on strike The Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan has discharged patients who were admitted following the nationwide strike embarked on by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), which began today. The association has directed its members to commence a seven-day warning strike due to the federal government’s failure to r...
Patients and their families were left stranded at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) today, as medical doctors employed by the Lagos State Government commenced a three-day warning strike over salary-related disputes. The strike, which began at 8:00 a.m., was declared by the Medical Guild following what it described as “illeg...
People living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Nigeria have lamented that the high cost of medication and poor access to comprehensive care are weighing heavily on them and their families. They also decried the lack of access to new and advanced medica therapies that have been proven to cure the disease in other countries […]
•Breast Cancer ribbon A new treatment nearly halves the risk of disease progression or death from a less common form of breast cancer that hasn’t seen major drug advances in over a decade, researchers reported today. Results from the study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, are expected to […...
•Don Lulu with a patient In a heartwarming display of philanthropy, the Don Lulu Foundation (DLF) led by its Chairman and Founder, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe also known as Don Lulu, on Tuesday, May 6, brought joy and respite to the financially stranded patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia by offsetting their medical bills. […]...
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